Pennsylvania Governor, Josh Shapiroconfirmed on Sunday that one of the victims in the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump He was a 50-year-old former firefighter who died protecting his wife and daughter from bullets.
Corey Comperatore He died as a “hero,” the politician said after revealing the identity of the deceased.
“His wife told me that he threw himself at his family to protect them,” Shapiro said at a news conference, which was attended by Local 10 News.
He US President Joe Biden and the first lady Jill Biden They extended their “deepest condolences” to Comperatore’s family.
“He was a father. He was protecting his family from bullets being fired at him and he lost his life. God bless him. We are also praying for the full recovery of those who were injured,” Biden said in a statement.
Social media has also been filled with messages of condolences and even former colleagues of Comperatore gave their impressions of him.
As “an honest guy” and “a true brother of the fire service,” he described him. Randy Reamerpresident of the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company.
The deceased headed the company for about three years, but was also a life member, meaning he had served for more than 20 years.
Reamer added that Comperatore was “an all-round great guy, always willing to help others.”
He added that “he definitely stood up for what he believed in, he never backed down from anyone… He was a really good guy.”
The Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company planned a memorial for the deceased former chief.
Ricky Heasley de Sarverthe company’s deputy director, had known him for more than a decade and remembered him as a very outgoing and lively person, he said. Local 10 News.
To support the Comperatore family, a campaign was launched GoFundMe which by Sunday had already surpassed $400,000.
It is known that Two other people were injured during the attack on Trump at Saturday’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
They were identified as David Dutch57, of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and James Copenhaver74, of Moon Township, Pennsylvania, according to State Police. Both were in stable condition on Sunday..
On Saturday, former US President, Donald Trump was injured during a political rally in ButlerPennsylvania.
The attacker was identified as a young man of only 20 years named Thomas Matthew Crookswho fired from the roof of a building located about 140 meters from the stage where Trump was speaking. After being shot down by agents of the Secret Servicean AR-15 semi-automatic rifle was found near his body.
