Hero Trump rally victim Corey Comperatore died shielding family and 'would've done it again,' friend says
Donald Trump,Politics,Trump Assassination Attempts,2024 Presidential Election
The volunteer firefighter who died shielding his family from a sniper's bullets intended for former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania is being remembered as a selfless "girl dad" and churchgoing family man who put others before himself on a regular basis.
Corey Comperatore, 50, died Saturday night while shielding his wife and family from gunfire after a 20-year-old man snuck onto a roof and started shooting at Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
"It's just so typical of him, the way it all happened, with protecting his wife and his daughter and just throwing himself on top of them when they hear the shooting," said Eileen Shamanski, whose children grew up playing soccer alongside Comperatore's daughters.
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