The second man injured during the attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump was released from the hospital Friday, an Allegheny Health Network spokesperson said Sunday.
“David Dutch was released from Allegheny General Hospital on July 24, and James Copenhaver was released on July 26,” said Dan Laurent, vice president of corporate communications for the health network.
Copenhaver, 74, was seriously injured during the shooting at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Copenhaver’s family said in a statement days after the shooting that he was recovering from “life-altering” injuries.
“The Copenhaver family would like to thank you for your continued thoughts, prayers and support as Jim and his family recover from this horrific, senseless and unnecessary act of violence,” he said. II said.
The other injured rally participant, Dutch, 57, was released from Allegheny General Hospital on Wednesday, according to Allegheny Health.
Former fire chief Corey Compatore, 50, was killed at the rally. Authorities said Comperatore dove over his wife and two daughters to protect them when the shooting began.
Shots rang out just minutes after Trump’s July 13 rally. A bullet or fragments struck Trump’s ear, the FBI confirmed Friday.
The shooter was identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, who was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper, authorities said.
The House voted unopposed Wednesday to establish a bipartisan task force to investigate the assassination attempt. House leaders said the task force would aim to understand what went wrong so they could ensure it didn’t happen again.
A form of accountability that many members of Congress called for came to fruition when Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned last week. Cheatle was criticized by lawmakers who said the agency was ill-prepared to prevent the attack and that her testimony before Congress demonstrated a lack of preparation.
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