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Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into his attempted assassination in Pennsylvania earlier this month, a special agent said on Monday in disclosing how the gunman prior to the shooting had researched mass attacks and explosive devices....
FBI: Trump shooter shopped on gun websites using aliases, encrypted email
The 20-year-old Bethel Park man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Butler County political rally used foreign-based encrypted email accounts and aliases to make more than 25 purchases on firearms websites and buy six chemical precursors online since spring 2023, the FBI said Monday. Authorities said...
How the nation’s 1st president was nearly shot in Butler County long before Trump was wounded
Following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, some Butler County residents were asking why it had to happen here. Butler County has strongly favored Trump and his candidacy: he won 66% of the vote in Butler County in 2016 and 2020. Trump isn’t the first person to hold...
Beaver County SWAT details communication breakdown during attempted assassination of Trump
A Beaver County SWAT sniper said his team had no contact July 13 with former President Donald Trump’s Secret Service detail before he spotted would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks scoping out a building with a range finder near the Butler County fairgrounds where the 20-year-old Bethel Park man later fired...
2nd area man injured at Trump rally released from hospital
Moon Township resident James Copenhaver, one of two area residents injured in the shooting at the July 13 Donald Trump rally in Butler County, has been released from the hospital. A spokeswoman for Pittsburgh’s Allegheny General Hospital confirmed the 74-year-old man was released from the medical facility on Friday. Marine...
Trump says he’ll return to Butler for another rally
Former President Trump said he will return to Butler County, the site of an assassination attempt against him, for a rally to honor the life of the firefighter killed in the shooting. Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday afternoon that he will be holding a “big and beautiful rally”...
Trump announces 1st Pennsylvania rally since assassination attempt
Former President Donald Trump has announced his first rally in Pennsylvania since the July 13 assassination attempt at a rally in Butler Township. Trump will return to the state for a July 31 rally at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg. Trump sustained an injury to his ear after shooter...
Texas sculptor honors Corey Comperatore with statue at Buffalo Township fire hall
When retired Texas firefighter Nyal Stromberg made his latest sculpture, a process that took a month of molding and melting, he didn’t know Corey Comperatore’s name. Few people did outside of the Alle-Kiski Valley before July 13, when Comperatore was gunned down at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald...
Butler County DA disputes testimony that officers left posts to look for Trump rally shooter
The Butler County district attorney on Wednesday disputed congressional testimony that two Butler County law enforcement officers left a key post shortly before a gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop at former President Donald Trump — even as he acknowledged that one officer briefly did just that. Pennsylvania State...
Plum man discharged from hospital after Trump shooting
A Plum man wounded during a shooting at a Donald Trump rally in Butler County was discharged from a hospital Wednesday, officials said. Allegheny Health Network released an update Wednesday on both patients being treated at Pittsburgh’s Allegheny General Hospital following the shooting at the former president’s July 13 campaign...
Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says
WASHINGTON — The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?” FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday, revealing new details about a suspect he said had taken...
Video released by lawmaker shows aftermath of Trump rally shooting
Bodycam footage of local law enforcement officers and U.S. Secret Service personnel responding to the scene of the shooter at the Trump campaign rally in Butler County has been released by Sen. Chuck Grassley. The footage shows officers gathering facts and recapping the timeline leading up to the Crooks’ attempt...
Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally
WASHINGTON — The director of the Secret Service said Tuesday she’s resigning following the assassination attempt against ex-President Donald Trump that unleashed intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with protecting current and former presidents could fail in its core mission. Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director...
Bethel Park, Butler Township communities grapple with aftermath of Trump rally shooting
Butler Township and Bethel Park didn’t share much in common before last weekend. Now, the Western Pennsylvania communities separated by about 50 miles are inextricably linked by the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Butler Township, where a gunman wounded Trump, killed a spectator and critically injured two others...
What we know: Pa. AG Henry calls for assault-weapons ban
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry on Friday called on both state and federal legislators to create or reinstate assault-weapons bans, and stressed more needs to be done to address American politicians’ “collective indifference to addressing this issue.” Former President Donald Trump, who a gunman tried to assassinate at Butler County...
Misspelling on Corey Comperatore’s uniform tag existed before RNC
The “a” is missing on late Buffalo Township firefighter Corey Comperatore’s turnout gear. And, according to Buffalo Township Fire Chief Kip Johnston, it was a running joke at the department. Comperatore was killed when gunman Thomas Crooks fired several shots into the crowd July 13 at former President Donald Trump’s...
Butler County law enforcement asked to testify in D.C. about Trump rally shooting
Two local law enforcement officials have been asked to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security regarding the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show grounds. Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., announced Wednesday he invited Butler County Sheriff Mike...
Community honors, says farewell to Corey Comperatore
Mourners wiped away tears and held small American flags as they watched the procession for Corey Comperatore pass by from the streets of Freeport and other Butler County communities. Firefighters offered somber waves back to the crowd from the windows of their fire trucks. Many onlookers expressed sympathy for the...
‘I’m here to honor him’: Hundreds gather for Corey Comperatore
They came from as far away as Arizona and Brooklyn, N.Y., on Thursday to honor the life of Corey Comperatore, a husband, father and former volunteer fire chief killed by gunfire Saturday at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler County. A steady stream of mourners —...
‘Just can’t see him doing that’: Classmates discuss Trump shooter
Thomas Crooks didn’t stand out as a popular student but didn’t fit the loser characterization either, some former classmates said. They remember the man who shot up a Trump campaign rally in Butler as intelligent – enrolled in high-level Advanced Placement classes throughout high school – but quiet and reserved....
Ear bandages become fashion trend for Trump supporters
Ear bandages are now in style for the Republican Party — following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during his campaign rally Saturday in Butler County. The shooting left Trump with a white square bandage on his right ear after he was treated at Butler Memorial Hospital, and...
Butler County airport authority denied Trump campaign request because of conflicting event
Donald Trump’s campaign reached out to local officials about holding a rally at Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport but had to find another venue after learning an event was already scheduled there for July 13, according to the Butler County Airport Authority’s chairman. Instead, Trump held his rally at the Butler Farm...
Traffic restrictions in place ahead of visitation for Corey Comperatore
Road restrictions have begun ahead of public visitation for Corey Comperatore, the Buffalo Township man fatally shot at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump on Saturday. The visitation is set for 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Laube Hall in Freeport. Southern Armstrong Regional...
Officials say message posted on gaming platform prior to Trump rally was from fake account
The 20-year-old man authorities said opened fire at a political rally in Butler County had photos and searches of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on his cellphone, several news outlets reported Thursday citing unnamed sources. Sources told CNN that the gunman’s search history, dating back to...
‘1 screen, 2 movies’: Conflicting conspiracy theories emerge from Trump shooting
WASHINGTON — A former president is shot, the gunman quickly neutralized, and all of it is caught on camera. But for those who don’t believe their eyes, that’s just the start of the story. For some supporters of former President Donald Trump, the failure of the Secret Service to prevent...
