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Man shot and wounded during Trump assassination attempt dies in Pennsylvania

Global Published 25 September 2026, 03:38 · archived 24 Sep 2026

James Copenhaver, 76, was left with lingering injuries after gunman opened fire from rooftop at Butler rallyJames 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 fire from a nearby rooftop, grazing Trump’s right ear with one bullet. Copenhaver was struck in the arm and in the abdomen, wounds that left him with lingering injuries and walking with a cane...

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