Trump shooting victim's heartbreaking last post shows how excited he was to hear ex-president speak at rally

The unfortunate of a deadly shooting astatine a Trump run rally had been eager to perceive nan ex-president speak.

In his heartbreaking last station connected X, Corey Comperatore responded to nan celebrated Catturd account, which asked: 'So what's everyone getting into this weekend?'

'Trump rally!' Comperatore, 50, excitedly replied. 'Butler, PA.'

It was astatine that rally Saturday nighttime that Comperatore died a leader arsenic he shielded his young girl and woman from nan gunfire as he was killed by 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Other Trump supporters rushed to his assistance successful nan bleachers conscionable moments after Crooks opened occurrence from a rooftop 130 yards away.

Grieving family members announced Comperatore's untimely decease connected Sunday, arsenic they paid tribute to nan erstwhile unpaid firefighter.

His sister wrote connected Facebook: 'The PA Trump Rally claimed nan life of my brother, Corey Comperatore. The hatred for 1 man took nan life of nan 1 man we loved nan most. He was a leader who shielded his daughters.

'His woman and girls conscionable lived done nan unthinkable and unimaginable. My babe relative conscionable turned 50 and had truthful overmuch life near to experience,' she continued.

'Hatred has nary limits and emotion has nary bounds. Pray for my sister-in-law, nieces, my mother, sister, maine and his nieces and nephews arsenic this feels for illustration a unspeakable nightmare but we cognize it is our achy reality.'

Comperatore's daughter, Allyson, besides wrote: 'He died a real-life ace hero.'

'They are not going to show you really quickly he threw my mom and I to nan ground. They are not going to show you that he shielded my assemblage from nan slug that came astatine us.' 

'He loved his family. He genuinely loved america capable to return a slug for us,' she continued successful nan affectional tribute.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro besides deemed Comperatore a leader for diving connected his family to shield them from nan hail of bullets.

'Corey dove connected his family to protect him past night, he died a hero, he was nan very champion of us,' nan politician said successful a property convention connected Sunday afternoon, adding that nan father-of-two was a self-proclaimed 'girl dad' and firefighter.

'Corey went to religion each Sunday for a loved his community. And astir particularly Corey loves his family. Corey was an avid protagonist of nan erstwhile president, and was truthful excited to beryllium location past nighttime pinch him successful nan community,' nan politician said Sunday.

'I asked Corey's wife, if it would beryllium okay for maine to stock that we spoke. She said yes. She besides asked that I stock pinch each of you that Corey died a hero.'

'This is simply a infinitesimal wherever each leaders person a work to speak and enactment pinch civilized clarity,' he continued. 

'For each leaders, we request to return down nan somesthesia and emergence supra nan hateful rhetoric that exists successful hunt for a amended brighter early for this nation.'

An emergency room expert astatine Donald Trump's rally revealed really he performed CPR connected Comperatore aft he was hit by a slug intended for nan erstwhile president.

'I heard nan shots. I thought it was firecrackers statesman with. Somebody complete location was screaming 'he's been changeable he's been shot,'' said nan man who had humor splattered each complete his achromatic USA shirt. 'So I made my measurement over. I said I'm an emergency section physician. Let maine thief you.'

'The feline had spun astir was jammed betwixt nan benches and a caput changeable here,' he told CBS News.

'So I sewage him together truthful I sewage group location really helpful. I did CPR thorax compressions arsenic well.' 

But nan 50-year-old was later pronounced dead. 

Trump was besides changeable successful nan correct receptor by Crooks, who opened occurrence pinch an AR-style firearm from a tile 130 yards from nan MAGA arena successful Butler, Pennsylvania.

The erstwhile president was seen grabbing astatine his caput and ducked arsenic screams beforehand terrified onlookers ran out.  

He past stood, pumped his fist and chanted 'fight, fight, fight' arsenic Secret Service rushed him disconnected shape and into a motorcade

Crooks is simply a registered Republican who besides donated money to President Biden successful 2023. He graduated from precocious schoolhouse successful 2022 .

Images of Crooks wearing glasses, braces, and an American emblem t-shirt successful a yearbook headshots emerged connected Sunday morning, hours aft he tried to return retired nan presumptive Republican nominee, killed Comperatore, and critically injured 2 others.

Crooks' uncle Mark Crooks told DailyMail.com he hadn't seen nan gunman aliases his parents successful years, and described them arsenic 'very private.'

'I haven’t seen that portion of my family successful years,' he said. 'Honestly it's been truthful agelong I don’t deliberation overmuch astir them.

'It’s a shame. The kid is for illustration a alien to me. They’re backstage and they don’t scope retired to anybody immoderate time.'

Bethel Park School District - wherever Crooks was a student until 2 years agone - verified his graduation and vowed afloat practice pinch investigators.  

Records show he donated to a group that backed President Joe Biden connected nan time of nan inauguration successful 2020.

Following nan attack, Trump put retired a connection connected Truth Social confirming he was struck by a bullet, while thanking nan Secret Service and rule enforcement for their 'rapid consequence connected nan shooting that conscionable took spot successful Butler, Pennsylvania.'

The erstwhile president besides confirmed that 1 rally-goer was killed and different was 'badly injured.'

'Most importantly, I want to widen my condolences to nan family of nan personification astatine nan Rally who was killed, and besides to nan family of different personification that was severely injured.'

'It is unthinkable that specified an enactment tin return spot successful our Country. Nothing is known astatine this clip astir nan shooter, who is now dead. I was changeable pinch a slug that pierced nan precocious portion of my correct ear,' said nan erstwhile president.

'I knew instantly that thing was incorrect successful that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and instantly felt nan slug ripping done nan skin. Much bleeding took place, truthful I realized past what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!'