🚨 Jim Copenhaver, wounded at the Butler rally, has died
James “Jim” Copenhaver, one of the two spectators critically wounded during the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died.
He was 76.
Copenhaver was shot twice—once in the left triceps and once in the abdomen. He survived the attack but lived with lasting injuries, including remaining bullet fragments, and underwent multiple surgeries in the years that followed.
He died Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at West Penn Hospital. A cause of death has not yet been released.
Copenhaver later became one of the more public voices among the survivors and, along with fellow wounded rallygoer David Dutch, filed a lawsuit against the federal government over security failures at the event.
Corey Comperatore was killed in the shooting. Trump was grazed in the ear. David Dutch was also wounded and survived.
May he rest in peace.🌹❤️