The spectator at the Trump rally who was killed by gunfire as the former president was wounded in an attempted assassination yesterday has been identified as a former fire chief.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro names the rallygoer who was killed as Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief from the area, and says he “died a hero.”
“His wife shared with me that he dove on his family to protect them,” Shapiro says. He declined to discuss the condition of two others who were wounded.
Comperatore previously served as the chief of the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He was survived by a wife and two daughters.
Shapiro says he had spoken to Comperatore’s family and he relayed parts of the conversation to reporters.
“Corey died a hero. Corey dove on his family to protect them last night at this rally,” Shapiro says. “Corey was the very best of us.”
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