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Rally shooting survivor dies from injuries
Jim Copenhaver, 76, shot twice at Trump's 2024 Butler rally, has died from complications of his wounds more than two years later.
In brief
Jim Copenhaver, 76, shot twice at Trump's 2024 Butler rally, has died from complications of his wounds more than two years later. Jim Copenhaver, 76, who was shot twice at Donald Trump's 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, died from complications of his injuries on Wednesday. Originally reported by BBC News.
Shooting survivor dies
Jim Copenhaver, 76, died Wednesday at a Pittsburgh hospital from complications of injuries sustained at Donald Trump's 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Shot twice from rooftop
Copenhaver was struck twice when a gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop. Another attendee, Corey Comperatore, was killed and Trump's ear was grazed by a bullet.
Gunman killed by Secret Service
The gunman, twenty-year-old Thomas Crooks, was killed by Secret Service after he opened fire at the rally.
Bullet lodged near spine
Copenhaver was shot in the arm and abdomen. A year after the rally, the bullet remained lodged in his body next to his spine, causing him to walk with a cane.
Trump calls him patriot
Trump posted on Truth Social that Copenhaver was a true American patriot. More than two years ago in Butler, Pennsylvania, a crazed gunman attempted to stifle our America First Movement.
“More than two years ago in Butler, Pennsylvania, a crazed gunman attempted to stifle our America First Movement.”
Lawsuit against federal government
In June, Copenhaver and David Dutch, the third attendee shot, sued the federal government for damages, arguing the Secret Service failed to ensure their safety.
The key point
Jim Copenhaver, 76, who was shot twice at Donald Trump's 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, died from complications of his injuries on Wednesday.
