Man wounded in the 2024 Trump assassination attempt dies

James Copenhaver, a man wounded during the July 2024 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died. Copenhaver passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at the age of 76, with his family confirming that his death was due to complications from the injuries he sustained.

The incident, which occurred at a Trump campaign rally on July 13, 2024, saw a gunman open fire from a nearby rooftop. Trump sustained an injury to his ear, while three audience members were hit by gunfire. Corey Comperatore, 50, was killed at the scene, and David Dutch was also injured but survived.

Copenhaver, a veteran, was initially discharged from the hospital approximately two weeks after the shooting, despite a bullet remaining lodged in his body and suffering nerve damage. His passing nearly two years after the attack brings the total number of fatalities from the Pennsylvania rally shooting to two, including the original victim and the perpetrator, Thomas Crooks, who was killed by Secret Service.