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Man shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler dies

A gunman shot Jim Copenhaver twice while also killing another man and grazing Trump's ear with a bullet.

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Man Wounded in Trump Assassination Attempt Dies 2 Years Later

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James Copenhaver, 76, was struck in the arm and abdomen in the shooting in Butler, Pa.

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Guardian Published 24 September 2026

Man shot and wounded during Trump assassination attempt in Butler dies

James Copenhaver, 76, left with lingering injuries after gunman opened fire from rooftop at 2024 Pennsylvania 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 fi…

BBC Published 25 September 2026

Man shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler dies

Sky Published 25 September 2026

Man shot during Trump assassination attempt dies

James Copenhaver, one of three people shot during an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally, has died.

NPR Published 25 September 2026

Man shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died

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.

NYT Published 24 September 2026

Man Wounded in Trump Assassination Attempt Dies 2 Years Later

James Copenhaver, 76, was struck in the arm and abdomen in the shooting in Butler, Pa.

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