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James Copenhaver, of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, who was wounded in a failed assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in 2024, has died, according to several reports.
Copenhaver, in his mid-70s, was one of several people who attempted assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at the Butler Farm Show complex outside Butler, Pennsylvania, after Crooks scaled the roof of a nearby glass manufacturing building and took aim at the then-presidential candidate.
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James Copenhaver, one of the victims in the Trump assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., is shown. (Handout)
A person who answered a phone number connected to Copenhaver’s family directed Fox News Digital to a Pittsburgh law firm for confirmation and further comment.
The House Republican Conference also posted an obituary for Copenhaver on social media, saying he had died Thursday.
Law enforcement officers gather at campaign rally site for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is empty Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. Trump’s campaign said in a statement that the former president was “fine” after a shooting at his rally in Butler (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Ken Silva, a journalist who wrote a book about the assassination attempt, wrote on his website that a person close to Copenhaver’s family also confirmed Copenhaver had died and had been dealing with permanent injuries, including bullet fragments still lodged in his body.
President Trump survived an assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania in July. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)
A lawsuit Copenhaver filed against the United States earlier this year alleged he was also required to undergo multiple surgeries.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
