Comperatore bravely tried to protect his family from the flying bullets.
Corey Comperatore, a volunteer firefighter and retired fire department chief, was killed on July 13, 2024 during an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
In a tragic event on July 13, 2024, Corey Comperatore, a volunteer firefighter and retired fire department chief, was killed during an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Comperatore bravely tried to protect his family from the flying bullets and lost his life in the process. His wife Helen Comperatore and two daughters, Allyson and Kaylee Comperatore, mourn the loss of their beloved father and husband. Billy Ray Cyrus, the
A Secret Service sniper killed a would-be assassin of former President Donald Trump in a split-second decision during a rally in 2022.
The Counter Sniper Team was established in 1971 and provides intelligence and observations of potential threats from far away to protect U.S. presidents, vice presidents, first ladies and others.
To join the team, agents must have already worked for the Secret Service for at least two years, undergo 11 weeks of counter sniper selection and basic training, pass a color vision test and have excellent eyesight and hearing.
Counter-Snipers are required to qualify shooting out to a thousand yards each month and if they don’t qualify, they don’t travel or work.
They are trained to scan an area, remember what they see, and come back to scan it again for any changes.
Billy Ray Cyrus performed at the funeral of Corey Comperatore who was shot and killed at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania on July 17, 2022.
Corey Comperatore died trying to protect his family during the shooting incident.
Billy Ray Cyrus sang ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘Some Gave All’ at the funeral service for Corey Comperatore.
A procession of around 500 fire trucks accompanied Corey Comperatore’s remains from the church to the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company near his hometown of Sarver.
Donald Trump paid tribute to Corey Comperatore as an ‘unbelievable person’ and a ‘highly respected former fire chief.’
Thomas Matthew Crooks, the shooter, was shot dead by police on the scene.
