Hospital gives update on Trump rally shooting victims

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) – Allegheny General Hospital gave an update Wednesday on the two victims being treated there from the shooting at a Trump rally in Butler County Saturday.

Hospital officials said that James Copenhaver and David Dutch, both of who sustained injuries, have been upgraded from critical to serious condition as of 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

The two men were hit by gunfire as a shooter fired several rounds at the crowd just as the rally began in Butler, Pa.

The family of David Dutch issued a statement Wednesday expressing gratitude to the community, condolences to the other victims and a request for privacy:

The Dutch family would like to extend its sincerest gratitude to the greater western Pennsylvania community and countless others across the country and world for the incredible outpouring of prayers and well wishes for David, as he recovers from injuries he sustained during former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024.  David and our entire family are especially grateful to all the first responders and medical professionals who saved his life, including the Life Flight and trauma surgical teams at AGH. As we focus on David’s recovery, we also offer our deepest condolences and prayers for the other victims of this tragic event and their families.

The Dutch family respectfully asks that the public and media understand and accept their need for privacy at this time.

The Dutch family

Trump was hit by a bullet, injuring his upper ear. Witnesses have said had Trump not turned his head, the injury would have been critical if not deadly.

Corey Comperatore, who was at the rally with his family, was killed when he was hit by gunfire, suffering a fatal wound to his head.

The shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crook, was shot and killed by Secret Service agents returning fire, officials said.

The shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt.

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