Man killed at Trump rally 'died a hero,' Pennsylvania governor says
Corey Comperatore, 50, was a firefighter and father of two daughters.
The man killed at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday has been identified.
Corey Comperatore, 50, was a firefighter and a father of two daughters, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Sunday. He was from Sarver, Pennsylvania.
Comperatore "died a hero" when he "dove on his family" to protect them from the gunfire during the rally, his wife said, according to Shapiro.
"Corey was an avid supporter of the former president and was so excited to be there last night with him in the community," Shapiro said.
"Loving man, down to earth, family first kind of guy. Church-going man," said Craig Cirrincione, who worked at the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company with Comperatore.
"Loved his family. Do anything for anyone. I mean, volunteered here for years," Cirrincione told ABC News.
Cirrincione said he wasn't surprised Comperatore sacrificed himself to save his family, adding, "It wouldn't even surprise me for a complete stranger."
Two other people were critically wounded in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, authorities said.
Pennsylvania State Police identified the two injured victims as 57-year-old David Dutch from New Kensington and 74-year-old James Copenhaver of Moon Township.
Dutch was shot in the chest and liver and was in stable condition and no longer in a medically induced coma as of Monday, according to the Marine Corps League of Pennsylvania.
Dutch is a former Marine who serves as commandant of his Marine Corps League detachment, the organization said.
Copenhaver was in critical but stable condition as of Tuesday afternoon, according to his family.
"Jim would like to especially thank the first responders, medics, and hospital staff who have provided him with initial and continuing care," the family said in a statement. "Additionally, Jim would like to express his thoughts and prayers for the other victims, their families, and President Trump. He prays for a safe and speedy recovery for them all."
Trump expressed condolences for the victims and their families in a post on TruthSocial.
"We pray for the recovery of those who were wounded, and hold in our hearts the memory of the citizen who was so horribly killed," he wrote Sunday.
In a briefing Sunday, President Joe Biden extended his "deepest condolences" to Comperatore's family.
"He was a father. He was protecting his family from the bullets that were being fired, and he lost his life. God love him," Biden said.
ABC News' Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.