Watch live: Funeral held for victim fatally shot during Trump assassination attempt

Watch live as a funeral is held for Corey Comperatore , the retired volunteer fire department chief who was shot and killed in the assassination attempt on Donald Trump , on Friday (19 July) in Sarver, Pennsylvania.

A private funeral for friends and family is taking place a day after a public visitation service was held in Freeport.

The 50-year-old died as he shielded his wife and daughter when a gunman opened fire on the rally in Butler on Sunday.

On Thursday, thousands of mourners filed into a banquet hall to remember the former fire chief.

The former president , who kissed Mr Comperatore’s uniform while on stage at the Republican National Convention, sent a note of condolence hailing him as a hero.

According to Mr Comperatore’s obituary, he worked as a project and tooling engineer, was an Army reservist and spent many years as a volunteer firefighter after serving as chief.