World leaders sent condolences to the family of Corey Comperartore, a Pennsylvania volunteer firefighter who was killed Saturday while trying to protect his wife and daughter from gunfire at a rally for former President Donald Trump.
“Corey Comperatore just turned 50, a former fire chief and Italian-American from Calabria. He died as a hero, shielding his wife and daughter from the bullets unleashed by a gunman during a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a post on X.
Comperatore, 50, a former Buffalo Township fire chief, was shot and killed by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who opened fire on Trump from a gun position about 130 yards away during a campaign event, according to the department.
Authorities said a Secret Service agent shot and killed Crooks seconds after he fired the first shot, but not before he killed Comperatore and wounded two other bystanders.
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Italy’s prime minister hailed as a “hero” Cory Comperatore, a Trump supporter who died trying to protect his family from gunfire at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday. (Getty Images)
“Without a moment’s thought, and instinctively, Corey sacrificed his own life to save the lives of those he loved. An act of love and extreme altruism that must be respected.[sic]”Once again, my deepest condolences to his entire family. Rest in peace, Corey,” Meloni continued.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called President Trump, who was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt, on Sunday to express support for those who were killed, according to the Associated Press.
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A memorial to volunteer firefighter Corey Comperatore, who was killed at former President Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, is on display at Buffalo Township Fire Company 27. (Reuters/Brendan McDiarmid)
Starmer condemned the violence, offered his condolences to the victims and their families, and wished a speedy recovery to the former president and the two injured.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who met with Trump on Sunday, was another world leader who condemned the violence and offered condolences to Comperatore’s family.
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Two men at the rally were also wounded in the shooting that wounded Trump and killed Comperatore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“The Prime Minister condemned yesterday’s horrific assassination attempt and reiterated that political violence will not be tolerated. He offered his condolences to the former president and the victim of the shooting and to the family of Cory Comperatore,” Trudeau’s office said in a statement.
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The FBI said Sunday it was investigating the assassination attempt on President Trump as a possible act of terrorism.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Lewis, Michael Dorgan and Chris Pandolfo and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
