The casket carrying the remains of the volunteer fire chief killed at Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday arrived at a Pennsylvania church Friday morning, draped in the US flag, ahead of his funeral.
Dozens of mourners paid their respects as firefighters carried the casket of Corey Comperatore, 50, into the Cabot, Pa., church for the 11 a.m. service.
The husband and father of two was killed while trying to shield his family when a gunman opened fire from a factory rooftop during Trump’s rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds Saturday evening.
His widow, Helen Comperatore, recalled her husband’s final warning to “Get down!” as the shooter rained bullets into the crowd.
“He’s my hero,” Helen told The Post on Monday. “He just said, ‘Get down!’ That was the last thing he said.”
Trump, 78, was grazed by a bullet during the assassination attempt. Two other rally-goers were critically wounded, but are expected to recover.
Trump paid tribute to “our friend Corey” during his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night by bringing his fire helmet and jacket onto the stage.
The former president kissed Comperatore’s helmet as he lamented how “he lost his life selflessly acting as a human shield to protect them from flying bullets.”
Comperatore was honored with a public procession in Freeport on Thursday.
