Marine Veteran Shot at Trump Rally Released From Hospital

Attendees duck from gunfire at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

One of the individuals who was shot and injured at a rally held by former President Donald Trump this month in Pennsylvania has been released from the hospital.

Marine veteran David Dutch, 57, was discharged from Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh on July 24, a spokesperson for the hospital said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times.

The hospital spokesperson didn’t provide further details regarding Mr. Dutch’s condition or the exact nature of his injuries during the shooting at the July 13 rally in Butler County.

Mr. Dutch is a member of the Marine Corps League and serves as commandant of the Westmoreland Detachment #1416, from within the Department of Pennsylvania.

He was one of three people—including former President Trump—who were injured when Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire in an attempt to assassinate the 45th president.

One person, firefighter Corey Comperatore, 50, was killed while trying to protect his family, who also were in attendance at the rally, according to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

James Copenhaver, 74, sustained what his family has described as “life-altering” injuries during the shooting.

Mr. Copenhaver remains hospitalized at Allegheny General Hospital in “serious but stable condition,” the hospital spokesperson told The Epoch Times.

Meanwhile, former President Trump was struck in his right ear by one of the bullets, which left a wound two centimeters (about an inch) wide.

He has since made a full recovery.

In a statement on July 17, shortly after Mr. Dutch was hospitalized, his family thanked “the greater western Pennsylvania community and countless others across the country and world for the incredible outpouring of prayers and well wishes for David, as he recovers from injuries.”

“David and our entire family are especially grateful to all the first responders and medical professionals who saved his life, including the Life Flight and trauma surgical teams at AGH,” his family said in the statement.

“As we focus on David’s recovery, we also offer our deepest condolences and prayers for the other victims of this tragic event and their families.”

Mr. Dutch’s release from the hospital comes a day after the House of Representatives approved a resolution to create a special task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Trump.

It also comes shortly after Kimberly Cheatle, the director of the U.S. Secret Service, stepped down from the role following criticism over security lapses at the rally.

Ms. Cheatle acknowledged during testimony before Congress before resigning that the assassination attempt was the agency’s “most significant operational failure” in decades.