Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania, confirmed at a press conference the identity of the man who was shot dead in the midst of the attack he suffered Donald Trump in the middle of a political event. It is about Corey Comperatore and Firefighter and family man who had just turned 50, according to the victim’s relatives.
The victim’s wife reported that he was a avid supporter of the former Republican president and stressed that he died as “a hero“. The Democratic governor pointed out that, according to the statements of Comperatore’s wife, the man died “trying to protect his family” since He rushed over to cover them when the shots were heard..
“Corey was an avid supporter of the former president and was very excited to be with him in the community last night,” Shapiro added. The governor also asked all political leaders to “lower the temperature and move past the hateful rhetoric that exists, and look to a better and brighter future for this nation.”
“The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was absolutely unacceptable and tragic,” the governor said, wishing him a speedy recovery and admitting that he “has not had a chance to speak yet.”
The governor added that he had spoken with Comperatore’s relatives, as well as with the relatives of one of the two people who were injured, whose condition he did not provide.
Dawn Comperatore Schafer, the victim’s sister, posted a heartfelt message on social media, Instagram.
“The Palestinian Authority Trump rally took my brother’s life,” she said. “Hate towards one man took the life of the man we loved the most,” she began the post.He was a hero who protected his daughters“His wife and daughters simply experienced the unthinkable and unimaginable,” he added.
She concluded: “My little brother just turned 50 and had a lot of life left to live. Hate has no limits and love has no limits. Please pray for my sister-in-law, my nieces, my mother, my sister, me and her nieces and nephews. I know this feels like a terrible nightmare, but we know it is our painful reality,” she wrote.
The post was completed with a photo of her brother celebrating his 50th birthday.
During a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon, Trump was shot in the right ear by the attacker, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
In addition to the shooting of the Republican candidate, other sources from local security forces indicated that they also found two devices with explosive material in the suspect’s vehicle, as well as in his home in Bethel Park (Pennsylvania).
Crooks was shot dead by Secret Service officers after firing several shots from an elevated position on the roof of a one-story building just over 400 feet from where Trump was holding a campaign rally.