Man wounded at 2024 Trump rally dies in Pittsburgh
James Copenhaver, who was among three attendees shot during the 2024 assassination attempt at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died in Pittsburgh. His lawyer confirmed the death on Thursday. Copenhaver was 76, according to NPR.
James Copenhaver, one of three attendees shot during a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died in Pittsburgh, NPR reported. Copenhaver’s lawyer confirmed his death on Thursday. He was 76.
The shooting occurred during an assassination attempt targeting then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to the report. Copenhaver was identified as one of the rally attendees wounded in the incident. The supplied material does not give details about the cause of his death, the length of his recovery or the medical treatment he received after the shooting.
It also does not provide information about the other two attendees who were shot, or about any investigation or legal proceedings connected with the attack. NPR’s account attributes the confirmation to Copenhaver’s lawyer. No statement from Trump, the family or law-enforcement authorities is included in the available source material.
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