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Former Fire Chief Killed at Trump Rally While Protecting Family
July 20, 2024 | NATIONAL
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This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
On July 13th, retired Chief of the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company in Butler County, PA, Corey Comperatore, lost his life while attending a rally for former President Donald Trump. Corey was struck by gunfire while shielding his family. His daughter, Allyson, wrote that her father died “a real-life superhero”, who quickly threw her and her mother to the ground when gunfire erupted. Please join us in keeping his family, friends, and brothers and sisters of the emergency services in your thoughts and prayers.