Moon Township man injured in 2024 Butler Trump rally shooting dies

A Moon Township man who was shot twice at President Donald Trump’s Butler rally in 2024 has died.

The House Republicans confirmed on X the death of James Copenhaver. They released the following statement:

Copenhaver was one of two people injured during the shooting. David Dutch, 57, a Marine veteran from New Kensington, was shot once.

Corey Comperatore, 50, a former fire chief, was killed in the assassination attempt.

In June of this year, Copenhaver and Dutch sued the United States. An attorney representing both men said a “cascade” of failures by the Secret Service led to their injuries

Copenhaver’s cause of death has not yet been released.

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