By the Grace of God, President Trump was not seriously injured in the assassination attempt by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. The now-deceased would-be assassin did, however, snuff out the life of retired Fire Chief, Corey Comperatore, from Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania.
The member of the crowd killed in the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at his Pennsylvania rally has been identified. Corey Comperatore, the retired fire chief of Buffalo Township, was sitting behind the former president shot and killed by gunman 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.The 50-year-old died a hero as his family revealed he was shielding his young daughter and wife from the gunfire when he was killed. Members of the audience frantically tried to save the father’s life in the bleachers in Butler after Crooks opened fire from a rooftop 130 yards away.Family members paid tribute Comperatore who was well-known in the community.His sister wrote on Facebook: ‘The PA Trump Rally claimed the life of my brother, Corey Comperatore. ‘The hatred for one man took the life of the one man we loved the most. He was a hero who shielded his daughters. His wife and girls just lived through the unthinkable and unimaginable. My baby brother just turned 50 and had so much life left to experience. ‘Hatred has no limits and love has no bounds. Pray for my sister-in-law, nieces, my mother, sister, me and his nieces and nephews as this feels like a terrible nightmare but we know it is our painful reality.’His daughter Allyson wrote on social media: ‘He died a real-life super hero.”They are not going to tell you how quickly he threw my mom and I to the ground. They are not going to tell you that he shielded my body from the bullet that came at us.’ ‘He loved his family. He truly loved us enough to take a bullet for us,’ she continued in the emotional tribute.
TribLive has more about what a good man Comperatore was and how well-respected and -liked he was among his neighbors and community:
Corey Comperatore, who recently turned 50, formerly served as chief of the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department.Word of his death spread quickly around the small, rural township in southeastern Butler County and neighboring communities.Matt Achilles of Buffalo Township, who lived near Comperatore for four years, described Comperatore as a good neighbor and dedicated public servant.“He lived about six houses down from us,” Achilles said, adding that Comperatore attended Saturday’s rally with his wife and two children.“He was a good person,” Achilles said Sunday morning. “We might not have agreed on the same political views, but that didn’t stop him from being a good friend and neighbor.”Achilles recalled Comperatore’s generous nature and friendly demeanor.“He donated money to us when I was in the hospital and he would always come by at our yard sales. He always waved hello when I drove past his house,” Achilles said.Buffalo Township Supervisor Mike Oehling Jr. said he posted a condolence message to his personal Facebook page Saturday night honoring Comperatore.In that post, Oehling wrote, “REST IN PEACE. Gone too soon. Father, friend and patriot. Will never be forgotten. May his memory live on as an example to all of us. God Bless Corey Compertore.”. . . . Freeport Mayor Zack Gent issued a statement Sunday in response to the news of Comperatore’s death, describing the community of Freeport, neighbors to Buffalo Township, as “heartbroken.”Gent thanked Compertore for his decades of service to the Buffalo Township community, and beyond, as a volunteer fire fighter.“On behalf of the Borough of Freeport, its first responders, its leadership and its residents, I want to send my sincerest condolences to Corey’s family,” Gent said. “We get by with a little help from our friends. Being a member of Buffalo Township Volunteeer Fire Department, I’m sure Corey assisted our fire department and residents on more than one occasion. I’m heartbroken for his family and friends. I thank him for his service to his community, and ours.”
As I am writing this, “RIP Hero” is trending on Twitter (X).
May this good man, this hero, rest in peace.
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