Devastating revelation as Trump rally shooting victim identified

The family of the man shot and killed by a gunman attempting to assassinate Donald Trump have made heartbreaking revelations about his last moments.

A former Pennsylvania volunteer fire chief was identified as the victim killed by a sniper who shot and wounded former President Donald Trump.

Corey Comperatore, 50, who served as the fire chief for Buffalo Township, was shot and killed by Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, at a rally for Trump that left the former president and two others wounded, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said Sunday.

Comperatore’s sister, Dawn Comperatore Schafer, said her brother died while trying to protect his daughter when gunfire rang out during Trump’s speech.

“The hatred for one man took the life of the one man we loved the most. He was a hero that shielded his daughters,” she wrote on Facebook.

“His wife and girls just lived through the unthinkable and unimaginable,” she added.

Corey Comperatore was identified as the spectator killed at the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Comperatore’s daughter, Allyson, called her father “the best dad a girl could ever ask for” as she mourned his sudden death.

Allyson said that when the gunshots rang out, Comperatore quickly threw her and her mother to the ground to try to protect them after Trump was shot.

“He truly loved us enough to take a real bullet for us,” Allyson wrote on Facebook.

“And I want nothing more than to cry on him and tell him thank you.”

Comperatore’s wife, Helen, echoed her daughter’s description of the former fire chief as a “real-life superhero” who protected them.

“Yesterday, what [was meant to] be such an exciting day for my husband, especially, turned into a nightmare for our family,” Helen wrote on Facebook.

“What my precious girls had to witness is unforgivable,” she added. “He died the hero he always was.”

Comperatore had served as the fire chief for Buffalo Township. Picture: AFP

Shapiro described Comperatore as an “avid supporter” of the former president who was excited to cheer for Trump at the rally in Butler.

The governor also hailed Comperatore as a local hero and has ordered flags to be flown half staff in his honour.

“Corey died a hero,” Shapiro said. “Corey was the very best of us.”

A GoFundMe page to support Helen and Allyson’s has already raised more than $27,000 as of noon Sunday.

Officials say Crooks was stationed on a rooftop near Trump’s rally event when he fired multiple rounds on the former president and spectators before he was ultimately killed by a Secret Service sniper.

An AR-style rifle was found at the scene, with records indicating that the firearm was purchased by the gunman’s father.

Officials have not shared a possible motive in the shooting.

This article was originally published by the New York Post and reproduced with permission