Man shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler dies

A man who was shot during a 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died, according to recent reports. In a post on his Truth Social account, Donald Trump described the victim as a “true American patriot” and said, “More than 2 years agone successful Butler, Pennsylvania, a crazed gunman attempted to stifle our America First Movement. Instead, Jim and truthful galore different fantastic Patriots who emotion our Country, stood agreed successful defence of our shared values of Freedom, Liberty, and Justice,” Trump said. “Our hearts and prayers are with the Copenhaver family, particularly his unthinkable woman Marianne.” An attorney representing Copenhaver’s family emphasized the deceased’s lifelong dedication to the United States, stating, “As a veteran, helium proudly served our federation successful the equipped forces, and his emotion of state ne'er wavered,” the lawyer said successful a connection to the BBC's US spouse CBS News. During an interview with CBS approximately one year after the rally, Copenhaver and David Dutch—the third attendee who was wounded—said they had been done infections and surgeries aft being wounded. Copenhaver was changeable successful the limb and the abdomen. A twelvemonth later, the slug was inactive lodged successful his assemblage adjacent to his spine, helium told CBS, causing him to locomotion with a cane. Both Dutch and Copenhaver subsequently filed suit against the federal government in June, alleging that the Secret Service failed to guarantee their safety and was therefore truthfully liable for their injuries. Members of the Republican caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives paid tribute to Copenhaver on Friday, posting on social media: “Jim endured unimaginable hardship with spot and perseverance.”