Italy PM honors victim Corey Comperatore after death at rally: 'He died a hero'

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Corey Comperatore, who was killed in the shooting at former President Trump's campaign rally in Pennsylvania, died a hero as he protected his family by standing between the gunfire and his wife and daughter.

"Corey Comperatore had just turned 50, he was a former fire chief, an Italian American of Calabrian origins," Meloni wrote on X. "He died a hero, acting as a shield for his wife and daughter, standing between them and the bullets detonated by the attacker who fired during Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania. Corey sacrificed his life to save that of his loved ones, instinctively, without a moment's thought."

"A gesture of love and extreme altruism which can only be honoured. To all his family members, I renew my deepest condolences. Rest in peace, Corey," she continued.