Man Wounded in 2024 Trump Assassination Attempt Dies at 76
James Copenhaver, who was shot during the July 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died from lingering injuries, his lawyer said.
James Copenhaver, one of three rally attendees shot during a 2024 assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday, according to The Guardian. He was 76.
Copenhaver was in the bleachers during the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop, grazing Trump's right ear with one bullet. Copenhaver was struck in the arm and abdomen, wounds that left him with lingering injuries and requiring him to walk with a cane in the time since.
His death adds to the toll of a shooting that struck three attendees at the rally, according to the report. The precise medical cause of Copenhaver's death was not detailed, though his lawyer linked it to the lingering injuries sustained in the 2024 attack.
The Butler rally shooting drew intense national attention at the time, prompting an extensive law enforcement investigation and heightened scrutiny of security protocols at political events.
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