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Former Fire Chief Identified As Trump Sniper Victim

Members of the Trump campaign and crowds are seen at a rally for former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooting left former U.S. President Donald Trump wounded, one spectator was killed and another was wounded, but the gunman died. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

By OAN Staff Member Sofia Flores
Sunday, July 14, 2024 10:22 AM

The man killed at Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally has been identified as 50-year-old Corey Comperatore.

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His daughter, Allison Comperatore, explained in a now-deleted social media post that “time stood still yesterday” when the shooting occurred. She called her father a “real-life superhero” and explained that he “quickly threw her and her mother to the ground” and “shielded” her body from the bullets. [them].”

“He loved his family. He loved us so much that he would have taken an actual bullet for us,” she wrote on Facebook. “He has lost a selfless and loving husband, father, brother, uncle, son and friend. I will continue to think of him and mourn for him until the day I die. July 13thNumber “This day will forever be remembered as the day that changed my life. Less than 24 hours later, I will never be the same person again.”

Corey Comperatore is survived by his wife and two daughters.

The Trump camp GoFundMe page, A fundraising campaign is underway for the victims of the shooting, which had raised more than $1.4 million as of Sunday morning.

Assassination attempts on 45 peopleNumber In addition to killing Comperatore, Trump also injured the president and two spectators.

The gunman was identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20. Reports said he used an AR-15 rifle in the attack.

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