Man wounded during 2024 Trump rally shooting in Butler County, Pennsylvania dies
House Republicans said Copenhaver died after years of complications from gunshot wounds suffered in the 2024 rally shooting.
- On Thursday, House Republicans confirmed that Jim Copenhaver, a 74-year-old survivor of the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died.
- Copenhaver sustained life-altering injuries on July 13, 2024, when Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at the Butler Farm Show grounds, wounding Copenhaver and David Dutch while killing Corey Comperatore.
- After the shooting, Copenhaver endured recurring stomach pain, weight loss of approximately 30 pounds, and needed a cane to walk. In June 2026, he and Dutch sued the United States, alleging Secret Service security failures.
- Congressional investigations identified significant breakdowns in security planning and communication surrounding the rally. Copenhaver had recorded video shortly before the attack that appeared to show Crooks moving across the roof from which he later fired.
- The 2024 assassination attempt became a defining moment of the presidential campaign, connecting families of the victims through tragedy. Legal efforts to obtain accountability for alleged security failures continue as the nation remembers the Butler shooting.
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James Copenhaver, a 76-year-old man shot and wounded in the failed attack on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024, died on Wednesday, September 24, 2026 in a Pittsburgh hospital,...
A 76-year-old man who was seriously injured in the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania has died, the US president announced. “Jim Copenhaver, a true American patriot, has left us. A huge loss!” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. “Over two years ago, in Butler, Pennsylvania, a crazed gunman tried to crush our America First Movement. Instead, Jim and so many other wonderful patriots who love our country stood united in…
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James Copenhagen, a man who was injured during the assassination attempt on U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Pennsylvania in 2024, months before the presidential election, died on Thursday, as confirmed by the family and the president himself.Continue reading...
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