The man killed in the assassination attempt on Trump died shielding his family

Corey Comperatore poses successful a photograph from a GoFundMe page dedicated to his girl Allyson successful nan aftermath of his death. The GoFundMe has raised much than $400,000 truthful far. (Screenshot/GoFundMe)

The man killed Saturday during nan assassination effort connected erstwhile President Trump astatine a rally successful Butler, Pa., died a hero, according to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro during a property convention Sunday. Corey Comperatore, 50, “dove connected his family to protect them past nighttime astatine this rally,” Shapiro said.

Shots collapsed retired only a fewer minutes into nan Trump rally. One of those bullets struck nan erstwhile president’s correct ear. His squad has reported he is safe. Two others successful attendance, 57-year-old David Dutch and 74-year-old James Copenhaver, were besides changeable but are now successful unchangeable condition, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Comperatore’s sister, Dawn Comperatore Schafer, shared successful a Facebook station really her relative protected his family astatine nan rally.

“The hatred for 1 man took nan life of nan 1 man we loved nan most. He was a leader that shielded his daughters. His woman and girls conscionable lived done nan unthinkable and unimaginable,” Schafer wrote. The station has since been deleted.

Comperatore, who lived successful Sarver, Pa., was nan begetter of 2 daughters: Allyson and Kaylee, some of whom are successful their 20s. According to his LinkedIn profile, he was an technologist astatine a integrative manufacturing institution successful Butler. He was besides a unpaid firefighter successful Buffalo Township, conscionable northeast of Pittsburgh.

Rich Hill, nan township manager, said he is “deeply saddened” by Comperatore’s death.

“Corey was a dedicated husband, father, friend, and unpaid to nan community, and will beryllium sorely missed. Political unit is ever unacceptable and should beryllium condemned,” Hill said successful an email to NPR.

“Corey was a woman dad. Corey was a firefighter. Corey went to religion each Sunday. Corey loved his community, and astir especially, Corey loved his family,” Gov. Shapiro said. “Corey was an avid protagonist of nan erstwhile president and was truthful excited to beryllium location past nighttime pinch him successful nan community.”

At slightest 2 GoFundMe accounts person been started successful nan aftermath of nan shooting. One, focusing its support connected Comperatore’s girl Allyson, has raised much than $529,000, arsenic of Sunday evening. The other, which says nan money it raises will spell much mostly to nan victims of nan shooting, has truthful acold raised much than $2.8 million.

At nan property convention Sunday, Gov. Shapiro called for peace.

“My connection to each Pennsylvanians, my connection to each Americans is to beryllium patient successful your beliefs, to judge what you believe, to advocator for what you believe, and to beryllium engaged successful nan governmental and civic process, but to ever do truthful peacefully,” he said. “To retrieve that while we whitethorn beryllium Democrats aliases Republicans supra each else, we are Americans.”

The politician ordered flags to alert astatine half-staff astatine each nationalist buildings and grounds.