A former Pennsylvania fire chief, Corey Comperatore, was reportedly shot and killed when a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
“Comperatore is being remembered on social media by family members, friends and colleagues of the firefighting community. He had retired from the fire department, but remained well-known in the community,” WPXI Pittsburgh reported.
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The alleged shooter, identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, attempted to assassinate Trump by firing on the presumed Republican presidential nominee while perched on a nearby building rooftop outside of the rally. The Secret Service killed Crooks after he attempted to murder the former president, according to law enforcement.
Two additional rally attendees were critically wounded during the shooting and are receiving medical treatment at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, WPXI reported.
This story is developing.
