Family of one injured in Trump rally shooting provides update

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTAJ) — The family of David Dutch, one of the two victims injured during the Butler County assassination attempt of former U.S. President Trump, has released an update on his condition.

Dutch was critically injured Saturday and is receiving care at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

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.

His family wrote

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The hospital added that he was upgraded to serious, but stable condition as of 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17.

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