Two other attendees were also shot at the rally.
James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, has died
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Friday, September 25, 2026 9:58AM
PITTSBURGH — James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76.
Copenhaver was in the bleachers during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop, grazing Trump’s right ear with one bullet. Copenhaver was struck in the arm and in the abdomen, wounds that left him with lingering injuries and walking with a cane.
Two other attendees were also shot – David Dutch, who survived, and Corey Comperatore, who shielded his family from gunfire before he was killed.
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