When 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks fired his AR-15 to kill Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Donald Trump saved his life in a split-second move. But former firefighter Corey Comperatore lost his own life trying to save his family.
I WAS WONDERING WHO HE WAS
According to NBC News, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has revealed the identity of the person who was shot and killed during Trump’s rally. Shapiro said the person who was sitting behind Trump during the rally and was hit by a bullet was former firefighter Corey Comperatore.
HE SACRIFICED HIS LIFE FOR HIS FAMILY
Noting that Comperatore lost his life trying to protect his daughters and wife after hearing gunshots, Shapiro described the 50-year-old firefighter as a hero.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Former US President Trump, who was running for president from the Republican Party, was attacked by gunfire while addressing his supporters at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Trump, who was injured in his right ear, was reported to be in good health.
One person attending the rally was killed and two people were injured in the attack. The US Secret Service announced that the attacker, who fired several shots at the rostrum from a high place outside the rally area, was neutralized.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) described the attack as an assassination attempt.
Following investigations, the FBI announced that the person who attempted the assassination and was killed at the scene was 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
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