Vigil, Public Visitation Planned for Firefighter Killed at Trump Rally

Corey Comperatore died while shielding his family from gunfire.

Logan Check, left, junior firefighter, and Randy Reamer, president and rescue captain at the Buffalo Township Fire Company 27, hang bunting on the fire station in memory of fellow firefighter and Trump failed assassination victim Corey Comperatore, in Buffalo Township, Pa., on July 14, 2024. AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

A series of events have been planned this week to commemorate the life of Corey Comperatore, a firefighter who was killed during the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13.

Mr. Comperatore, 50, was a 10-year veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves. He served in the early 2000s as the chief of the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company in Sarver, Pennsylvania, and remained a member until his death.