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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is the latest world leader to offer her condolences to the family of Corey Comperatore
Published July 16, 2024 12:30am EDTAnother world leader has joined in on sending condolences to the family of Pennsylvania volunteer firefighterCorey Comperartore, who was killed while shielding his wife and daughter from gunfire at former President Donald Trump's rally on Saturday.
"Corey Comperatore had just turned 50, he was a former fire chief, an Italian American of Calabrian origins. He died a hero, acting as a shield for his wife and daughter, standing between them and the bullets detonated by the attacker who fired during Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania," Giorgia Meloni, Italy's Prime Minister wrote in a post on X.
Comperatore, 50, was a former fire chief for Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company, according to the department. He was shot and killed when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire on Trump from a sniper's perch some 130 yards away during the campaign event.
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Italian PM Meloni sends condolences to family of 'hero' firefighter who was killed at Trump rally
Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni has shared condolences and condemned political violence after an assassination attempt on former President Trump during a campaign rally left an attendee dead.