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Survivor wounded in 2024 Trump rally shooting dies at age 76

Jim Copenhaver, who sustained severe injuries during the Butler assassination attempt, has passed away.

Updated Sep 25, 2026 · 00:18 UTC6 reports

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Jim Copenhaver, who was severely wounded during the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died at age 76.[The Washington Sun · CBS News · NBC News · Fox News]
Copenhaver sustained permanent injuries from the shooting, including nerve damage, wounds to his triceps and abdomen, and underwent multiple operations.[The Washington Sun · CBS News · NBC News · Fox News]
Prior to his death, Copenhaver joined fellow survivor David Dutch in filing a federal lawsuit alleging government negligence over security failures at the event.[The Washington Sun]
Official statements regarding his passing did not disclose a cause of death, leaving it unclear whether his gunshot injuries directly contributed.[The Washington Sun · NBC News]

Jim Copenhaver, who was wounded in the July 13, 2024 rally shooting targeting Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died at age 76.[The Washington Sun · CBS News · NBC News]
During the 2024 shooting, Copenhaver was struck in the tricep and abdomen, suffering colon damage, nerve damage, and retained bullet fragments.[The Washington Sun · CBS News · NBC News · Fox News]
Copenhaver underwent multiple surgeries and was discharged from the hospital roughly a week after the shooting incident.[CBS News · Fox News]
Copenhaver and fellow rally attendee David Dutch filed a federal lawsuit alleging gross negligence by the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security.[The Washington Sun]

The family and officials did not provide a specific cause of death, leaving it uncertain whether complications from his shooting injuries caused his death.[The Washington Sun · NBC News]

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