# 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.
- Title: Rally shooting survivor dies from injuries · BBC News
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5dj401d88l3o
- Published: 2026-09-25T13:23:33.374+00:00
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.