Man Shot at 2024 Trump Rally in Butler Dies From Injuries
Jim Copenhaver, 76, died from complications nearly two years after being wounded at Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
- Jim Copenhaver died at 76.
- He was shot twice at the rally.
- Corey Comperatore was also killed.
A man who was shot during Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died from complications related to the injuries he sustained in the attack.
Jim Copenhaver, 76, was one of three attendees wounded when a gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop during the rally.
According to the Pennsylvania attorney general, Copenhaver was struck twice in the shooting. He died on Wednesday at a hospital in Pittsburgh, according to a statement from the Allegheny County medical examiner shared with local media.
Another rally attendee, Corey Comperatore, was killed during the attack. Trump was also wounded, suffering a gunshot injury that grazed his ear.
The gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, was killed by Secret Service personnel after opening fire on the crowd.
Copenhaver’s death means two rally attendees have now died as a result of the July 2024 shooting.
