{"id":2326485,"date":"2024-08-18T21:17:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T01:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corey-comperatores-daughter-slams-trump-rally-security-my-dads-blood-is-on-your-hands\/"},"modified":"2024-08-18T21:23:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T01:23:42","slug":"corey-comperatores-daughter-slams-trump-rally-security-my-dads-blood-is-on-your-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corey-comperatores-daughter-slams-trump-rally-security-my-dads-blood-is-on-your-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Corey Comperatore&#8217;s Daughter Slams Trump Rally Security: &#8216;My Dad&#8217;s Blood Is on Your Hands&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcorey-comperatores-daughter-slams-trump-rally-security-my-dads-blood-is-on-your-hands%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2326485&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-not-to-be-a-toxic-and-terrible-trump-running-mate\/\" title=\"Avoid Being a Toxic and Terrible Running Mate for Trump\">text outlines<\/a> the grief and\u200d pursuit of justice for the family\u200b of Corey Comperatore, who was\u200b fatally\u200b shot during a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. His widow, Helen Comperatore, is\u2062 dedicated to uncovering the circumstances surrounding her husband&#8217;s death, asserting that\u200c he would have wanted her to seek justice.\u200d Their daughter, Kaylee, \u200cexpresses her anger and sorrow, holding event security accountable for what she perceives as a preventable tragedy. Corey is remembered as a hero who\u2063 shielded his family from harm during the shooting, which affected other attendees as well, including David Dutch, who was wounded. Following the incident, Dutch and another survivor, James Copenhaver, lament the violence and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-comes-out-swinging-for-fired-disney-star-gina-carano\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Comes Out Swinging For Fired Disney Star Gina Carano\">political division<\/a> in the country, emphasizing the essential right to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trudeaus-harsh-response-to-peaceful-trucker-protest-is-a-fools-move\/\" title=\"Trudeau\u2019s Harsh Response To Peaceful Trucker Protest Is A Fool\u2019s Move\">peaceful political expression<\/a>. The aftermath reveals deep emotional scars for the Comperatore family and \u2062calls for accountability from those \u2063responsible for safety at public events.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>The campaign has moved on, as has the media. But for the family of Corey Comperatore, who was killed at the July 13 Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, there is only a desperate need to find justice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know he would want me to get to the bottom of this. I know he would,&rdquo; said Helen Comperatore, the widow of the 50-year-old rallygoer slain in the hail of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-wants-to-resume-executions-by-lethal-injection-firing-squad-and-electric-chair\/\" title=\"South Carolina seeks to resume executions via lethal injection, firing squad, and electric chair\">bullets aimed<\/a> at the stage where former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-footage-shows-cops-desperately-trying-stop-trump-shooter-secret-service-sat-directly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> was speaking, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/corey-comperatore-family-butler-shooting\/61891232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> WTAE-TV<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want justice for my husband, and I&rsquo;m going to get it,&rdquo; she said, noting that she has hired an attorney to ensure her family is not forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>Even more than politicians questioning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-trump-shooting-video-confirms-secret-service-knew-4-days-advance-danger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Service<\/a>, family members want answers from the officials in charge of security for the event.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just want them to know, I think my dad&rsquo;s blood is on their hands, and I hope they wake up every day thinking about what they took from our family,&rdquo; said Kaylee Comperatore, one daughter of the slain volunteer firefighter.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because we have to wake up every day and see that image of our father in our head, and no child should ever have to see that,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Family members know that Comperatore acted to save their lives.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He definitely was a hero. He saved his wife. He saved his child, and he was just the best guy. He was just the best,&rdquo; his widow said.<\/p>\n<p>Allyson Comperatore knows she is alive because of her father&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-shooting-witness-whose-phone-confiscated-fbi-releases-harrowing-new-footage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">final act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was the one that my dad threw down. As he was throwing me down, that is when he was shot, and he ended up falling on me,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t remember any other shots. In that moment, I was trying to take care of him. I was really confused when he was on me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had turned around. I went, &lsquo;Dad&rsquo; &mdash; he fell down, and that&rsquo;s when I started screaming, and I was trying to keep him from bleeding,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I started screaming, but in my head, I kept saying, &lsquo;Wake up. This is a dream,&#8217;&rdquo; Kaylee Comperatore said. &ldquo;And then you realize, it&rsquo;s not a dream, and you feel like your whole world is just over.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>David Dutch, 57, a rallygoer who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marine-corps-vet-wounded-trump-rally-released-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wounded<\/a> in the shooting, was released from the hospital last month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;David, his wife, Sheree, and the rest of the Dutch family wish to express their sincerest gratitude for the enormous level of support that they have received from their friends, their fellow Americans, and everyone else, whether domestic or abroad, that have kept David and his family in their prayers,&rdquo; the Dutch family said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-assassination-attempt-victim-david-dutch-speaks-out-first-time-since-hospital-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The statement thanked &ldquo;the brave men and women that saved his life, including, but not limited to, the police officers, the medics, the life flight crew, and the medical professionals of Allegheny General Hospital, as well as those who continue to care for him as he navigates the road to recovery.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Further, David and his family wish to express their thoughts and prayers for the family of Corey Comperatore, who died a hero while shielding his wife and daughters from oncoming gunfire at the rally, for James Copenhaver, who survived two gunshot wounds at the rally while exercising his fundamental right to freely express his support for a political candidate, and for President Trump, who did not cower in face of danger and continues his fight to make America great again and restore America&rsquo;s position as the most powerful and economically sound country in the world,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Copenhaver, 74, said through attorney Joseph Feldman of the Law Offices of Max C. Feldman in Pittsburgh, that America must get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-anna-paulina-luna-releases-brand-new-photo-trump-shooting-makes-situation-look-even-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">back on course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Overall, he just wants people to understand how unnecessary it was and that the political divide in this country has become so great [that] people are literally willing to attend rallies where people are exercising their First Amendment rights and start firing bullets into crowds,&rdquo; Feldman said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-assassination-attempt-victim-james-copenhaver-sad-state-political-division-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s 74 years old. He&rsquo;s been around a long time. He&rsquo;s witnessed a lot take place in this country. And this is definitely one of the worst things that he&rsquo;s experienced as an American, and he wants people to understand that it does not have to be like this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Copenhaver &ldquo;is unafraid to voice his support for Trump, and he will not allow those who disagree with his views to silence him or prevent him from exercising his rights,&rdquo; Feldman said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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I\u2019m certain of it,&#8221; stated Helen Comperatore, the widow of the 50-year-old victim who was shot while trying to protect his family from gunfire directed at the stage where former President Donald Trump was speaking. &#8220;I seek justice for my husband, and I will achieve it,&#8221; she emphasized, mentioning that she has engaged an attorney to ensure her family&#8217;s plight is not overlooked. More than political figures questioning the Secret Service&#8217;s actions, family members are demanding accountability from those responsible for event security. &#8220;I want them to understand that my dad\u2019s blood is on their hands; I hope they reflect daily on what they\u2019ve taken from us,&#8221; expressed Kaylee Comperatore, one of Corey\u2019s daughters.<\/p>\n<p>She added that no child should have to endure such trauma: \u201cWe wake up every day with that image of our father in our minds.\u201d The family recognizes Corey&#8217;s bravery in saving their lives. His widow described him as a hero: \u201cHe saved his wife and child; he was simply amazing.\u201d Allyson Comperatore recounted how her father shielded her during the chaos: \u201cAs he threw me down to protect me, that&#8217;s when he got shot and fell on top of me.\u201d She recalled feeling confused as she tried to care for him amidst panic.<\/p>\n<p>Kaylee shared her desperate thoughts during those moments: \u201cI kept telling myself it was just a dream until reality hit hard\u2014my world felt shattered.\u201d David Dutch, a 57-year-old attendee injured in the shooting who has since been discharged from hospital care last month expressed gratitude through his family&#8217;s statement for all those who supported them during this ordeal. They thanked first responders and medical staff involved in David&#8217;s recovery process.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, they extended prayers for Corey Comperatore\u2019s family\u2014who lost a hero protecting loved ones\u2014and acknowledged James Copenhaver&#8217;s survival after being shot while exercising his right to support a political candidate at the rally. Copenhaver himself conveyed through attorney Joseph Feldman that America needs healing from its current divisive state: \u201cIt\u2019s tragic how far apart we\u2019ve become politically; people feel compelled to resort to violence even at rallies meant for free expression,\u201d Feldman reported.<\/p>\n<p>At 74 years old with extensive life experience behind him, Copenhaver views this incident as one of America\u2019s darkest moments yet believes change is possible if people recognize it doesn\u2019t have to be this way. He remains unafraid in voicing his support for Trump despite opposition attempts at silencing differing opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2326486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Cory-Comperatore.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38503,35003,38502,38501,33285],"class_list":["post-2326485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversial-incident","tag-corey-comperatore","tag-daughters-statement","tag-security-criticism","tag-trump-rally"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Cory-Comperatore.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}