James Copenhaver, who was shot at a 2024 Donald Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, died on September 24, 2026, in Pittsburgh. He was 76. His lawyer announced the death, according to NPR.
Copenhaver was one of three attendees struck by gunfire at the Butler event. The shooting was an assassination attempt targeting Trump, who was a candidate at the time, ABC News and NPR reported. Copenhaver's death came more than two years after he was wounded that day.