WASHINGTON: The spectator killed in the shooting that targeted former president Donald Trump has been identified as Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter and father of two who died shielding his family from the gunshots.
Comperatore “died a real-life superhero”, one of his daughters, Allyson, said in a Facebook post after the attempted assassination of Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday (Jul 13).
“He threw my mom and I to the ground … (and) shielded my body from the bullet that came at us,” she continued.
She described her father as “the best dad a girl could ever ask for”, someone always ready to help and quick to “make friends with anyone”.
The governor of Pennsylvania also described Comperatore as a hero and said state flags would be flown at half-staff in his honor.
“We lost a fellow Pennsylvanian last night,” Governor Josh Shapiro told reporters.
He said Comperatore was a churchgoing firefighter who “loved his community and most especially … his family”.
“Corey was an avid supporter of the former president,” Shapiro added, “and was so excited to be there last night.”
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