Trump assassination attempt: GoFundMe set up for daughter of Corey Comperatore

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help the daughter of the man killed during the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump.

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Corey Comperatore was killed protecting his family at the rally on Saturday when shots rang out.

From WPXI: Former fire chief shot, killed at Trump rally

Comperatore was a former fire chief for Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania.

Mark Lauer, past president of the Butler County Fire Chiefs Association, sent a statement to WPXI , which read: “Corey put everyone and everything first before himself. It showed in his leadership as Fire Chief, Husband, Father, and Son. He died a hero because he was a hero. Putting others first. Butler Counties Emergency Service Family is less today without him. God speed, Corey. You will sorely be missed.”

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The fundraiser to help Comperatore’s daughter Allyson, said that she had “lost her father due to a senseless, tragic act at the Trump Rally in Butler.”

The goal of the campaign was $7,000, but in just hours has raised more than $400,000 as of Sunday afternoon with donations as little as $10 to one made by an anonymous that was $25,000.