Man shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler dies

Image source, EPA Image caption, Copenhaver was one of three Trump rally attendees who was shot, as well as Trump, whose ear was grazed by a bullet

One of the three attendees who was shot at Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has passed away from complications stemming from his injuries, according to the Pennsylvania attorney general.

Jim Copenhaver, 76, was struck twice when a gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop. Another attendee, Corey Comperatore, was killed in the shooting and Trump's ear was grazed by a bullet.

Copenhaver died on Wednesday at a hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, according to a statement from the Allegheny County medical examiner shared with local media.

The gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, was killed by Secret Service after he opened fire.

Figure caption, Months on, Trump shooting witness still stunned by security lapse