Trump rally attendee who was killed during assassination attempt identified as Corey Comperatore

The Pennsylvania rally attendee who was killed during an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has been identified as Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief from the area.

Comperatore’s death was announced by family members on social media, including his sister Dawn Comperatore Schafer, and was confirmed by Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) on Sunday afternoon.

“Corey died a hero. Corey dove on his family to protect them last night,” Shapiro said during a press conference.

Comperatore’s sister said in a statement posted on X that her brother died shielding his family from the shooter’s gunfire.

“The PA Trump Rally claimed the life of my brother, Corey Comperatore. The hatred for one man took the life of the one man we loved the most,” she wrote in a post on Facebook. “He was a hero that shielded his daughters. His wife and girls just lived through the unthinkable and unimaginable.”

Comperatore Schafer continued, “My baby brother just turned 50 and had so much life left to experience. Hatred has no limits and love has no bounds. Pray for my sister-in-law, nieces, my mother, sister, me and his nieces and nephews as this feels like a terrible nightmare but we know it is our painful reality.

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Trump’s rally in Butley, Pennsylvania was disrupted after a shooter, who authorities have identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire. Trump was injured, but was in stable condition following the shooter. Corey Comperatore was the only rallygoer killed in the shooting, as well as Crooks.

The Washington Examiner reached out to the Butler County Police Department and to the FBI to verify the report.