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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former President Donald Trump said he will return to Butler County for a rally after surviving an assassination attempt earlier this month.
In a message posted on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump said Friday that he would return to Butler County for a rally to honor Corey Comperatore, who was shot and killed during his July 13 rally in Butler Township on the grounds of the Butler Farm Show, and the two men who were injured. Trump did not specify a date or location for the rally, saying only, “Stay tuned for more details.”
The July 13 gunman, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, killed Comperatore and wounded David Dutch And James Copenhagen when he opened fire from a rooftop near the rally. One bullet grazed Trump’s ear.
A CBS News analysis Investigators found that the shooter fired eight bullets in less than six seconds before being shot dead by a U.S. Secret Service sniper.
On Thursday, Trump announced a July 31 rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It will be his first time back in Pennsylvania since the assassination attempt.
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