Man injured in 2024 Butler rally shooting dies
Jim Copenhaver, who was shot and injured during the 2024 campaign rally assassination attempt targeting then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died, according to The Hill. Copenhaver was one of two attendees injured when Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire; rallygoer Corey Comperatore was killed.
Jim Copenhaver, a man shot and injured during the 2024 campaign rally assassination attempt targeting then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died, The Hill reported.
Copenhaver was one of two attendees injured when Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at the rally. Corey Comperatore, another rallygoer, was killed.
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