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Man wounded during 2024 Trump rally shooting in Butler County dies
A man wounded in the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., has died, according to his family.
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Report an issue- A man wounded in the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., has died, according to his family.
- Jim Copenhaver was one of two people wounded during the assassination attempt in Butler in 2024.
Confirmed
- Pennsylvania man wounded in 2024 assassination attempt on Trump diesEvidence: UPI, ABC News
- Man who was shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has diedEvidence: UPI, ABC News
- James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has diedEvidence: UPI, ABC News
- Man shot and wounded during Trump assassination attempt dies in PennsylvaniaEvidence: UPI, ABC News
- James Copenhaver, 76, was left with lingering injuries after gunman opened fire from rooftop at Butler rally James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76. Copenhaver was in the bleachers during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop, grazing Trump’s right ear with one bullet. Copenhaver was struEvidence: UPI, ABC News
- Jim Copenhaver, man shot in Trump assassination attempt, dies 2 years laterEvidence: UPI, ABC News
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- 01Man wounded during 2024 Trump rally shooting in Butler County dies
Jim Copenhaver was one of two people wounded during the assassination attempt in Butler in 2024.
Sep 24, 2026Multiple outlets reported the same developmentEvidence: UPI, ABC News, The Guardian US
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Evidence: ABC News, The Guardian US