Two men shot at 2024 Trump rally file lawsuit, alleging negligence by Secret Service and DHS
The lawsuits accuse the Secret Service and Homeland Security of breakdowns in security, communication and technology that plaintiffs say made the attack preventable.
- Two men shot during the July 13, 2024, Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit against the United States government alleging negligence by the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security.
- The lawsuit claims the shooting was "entirely preventable," citing a "cascade of preventable failures" by the Secret Service that allowed 20-year-old Thomas Crooks to fire shots from an unsecured roof.
- Court documents describe "breakdowns in communication, technological issues and human failure" on the day of the rally, with attorneys claiming that even though Crooks was spotted acting erratically, "information was not widely disseminated."
- Dutch and Copenhaver seek at least $150,000 in damages each on behalf of themselves and their wives, citing "grievous, personal injuries" and mental anguish from the United States.
- Following the shooting, the Secret Service acknowledged "breakdowns in communication, technological issues and human failure" and implemented operational improvements based on recommendations from Congress, while suspending numerous agents involved in the event.
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Two men shot at Trump’s Butler rally sue federal government over Secret Service ‘preventable failures’
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Two men shot at Trump's Butler rally sue federal government over Secret Service 'preventable failures'
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2 men shot during Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania suing United States claiming security failures
Two Pennsylvania men wounded during the 2024 shooting at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump are suing the United States, claiming the attack could have been prevented. James Copenhaver and David Dutch were injured during the July 13, 2024 shooting at the Butler Farm Show grounds in Butler County, Pennsylvania. According to CBS affiliate [...]
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