Published 08:01 IST, July 15th 2024

'He Shielded Us From The Bullet But...', Trump Rally Victim's Daughter Narrates How He Got Killed

An assassination attempt was made on Donald Trump and while he was saved, one spectator lost his life. The victim's daughter narrates how her dad got killed...

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Corey Comperatore, Trump Rally Victim | Image: X_@RobertKennedyJr
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Pennsylvania: An assassination attempt was made on Donald Trump while he was conducting a rally in Pennsylvania. Multiple gunshots were fired but luckily a bullet just grazed his ear and he was saved.

In this horrific incident, one man in the audience lost his life and two others were seriously injured. The victim's daughter has narrated how her father died while saving his family.

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Who Was The Trump Rally Victim Corey Comperatore?

The member of the audience who died in the shooting in Trump's Pennsylvania rally was Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter and father of two.

According to Josh Shapiro, the state's governor, Comperatore was a churchgoing firefighter and an enthusiastic Trump supporter who ‘loved his community and most especially… his family.’

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‘He Shielded My Body From The Bullet That Came At Us’

Corey Comperatore's daughter, Allyson in a social media post shared how her father passed away while saving his family. 

Narrating what happened at the time when bullets were fired, she said, “He threw my mom and I to the ground... (and) shielded my body from the bullet that came at us.”

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Victim's Daughter Calls Her Father ‘Real-Life Super Hero’

In her Facebook post, Allyson called her father the ‘best dad a girl could ever ask for’ and someone who would always be ready to help and could also ‘make friends with anyone’. 

She further said, "The media will not tell you that he died a real-life super hero." 

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"He threw my mom and I to the ground... (and) shielded my body from the bullet that came at us."

According to the governor, to honour the victim, state flags would be flown at half-staff; a GoFundMe page has also been created to collect money for his family.

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What Happened In Donald Trump's Rally In Pennsylvania?

Minutes after Donald Trump began his rally in Pennsylvania ahead of the US Presidential Elections, multiple bullets were fired in his direction making him duck behind the podium.

The US Secret Service immediately came to him and took him away from the stage; a bullet grazed his ear causing a lot of bleeding but the former US President is doing fine. 

In this incident, one person was killed and two others were injured; an investigation to find out the motive behind this ‘assassination attempt’ is underway.

The agencies identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks who was 20-years-old and a registered Republican; Crooks was shot dead by the Secret Service minutes after the incident.
 

08:01 IST, July 15th 2024