Community honors, says farewell to Corey Comperatore

Renatta Signorini, Julia Burdelski, Joyce Hanz And Jack Troy
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Funeral attendees make their way into Cabot Church in Winfield Township for the funeral of Corey Comperatore, the Buffalo Township man killed at the July 13 Trump rally in Butler County.
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An American flag is lifted Friday from the casket of Corey Comperatore outside Cabot Church in Winfield Township, Butler County. The Buffalo Township man was killed at a rally for former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler County.

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Danielle Guthrie of Freeport stands near a huge flag display Friday honoring Corey Comperatore at the Freeport Bridge.
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Funeral attendees make their way into Cabot Church in Winfield Township for the funeral of Corey Comperatore, the Buffalo Township man killed at the July 13 Trump rally in Butler County.

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Residents positioned themselves along Route 356 in Buffalo Township on Friday morning to pay their respects to Corey Comperatore, who was killed July 13 at a Butler County rally for former President Donald Trump.
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Funeral attendees make their way into Cabot Church in Winfield Township for the funeral of Corey Comperatore, the Buffalo Township man killed at the July 13 Trump rally in Butler County.

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A flag flies over Second Street in Freeport on Friday morning ahead of the funeral procession for Corey Comperatore, the former Buffalo Township fire chief who was killed July 13 during an assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump in Butler Township.

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Sisters Jane Wesolosky of Buffalo Township (left) and Merri Carbo of Saxonburg were out along Route 356 in Buffalo Township on Friday morning to pay their respects to Corey Comperatore.

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Mike Voyte (from left), Fred Simmons, Tiffany Simmons, Tom McEnteer, Don Barry and Randy Toomey are part of the Patriot Guard Riders, based out of Pennsylvania. They gathered Friday morning ahead of the funeral procession for Corey Comperatore.

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An East Deer firetruck pulls into the staging area outside Freeport Area High School on Friday morning, ahead of a funeral procession for Corey Comperatore, who was killed by gunfire at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler County.

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Tiffany Simmons of the Patriot Guard Riders of Pennsylvania displays a plaque honoring Corey Comperatore outside Freeport Area High School on Friday.

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A flag flies Friday along Route 356 in honor of Corey Comperatore, who was killed July 13 at a Butler County rally for former President Donald Trump.

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A sign honoring the memory of Corey Comperatore is posted Friday outside the True Value hardware store along Route 356 in Buffalo Township.
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A large flag is flown at Cabot Church in Winfield Township, Butler County, for the funeral of Corey Comperatore.
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First responders make their way into Cabot Church in Winfield Township for the funeral of Corey Comperatore, the Buffalo Township man killed July 13 at the Trump in Butler County.

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Buffalo Township construction company Holbein Inc. raised a giant American flag along Second Street in Freeport on Friday, ahead of the funeral procession for Corey Comperatore.

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Traffic was being altered in Freeport on Friday for the funeral procession of Corey Comperatore, the Buffalo Township man killed in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler Township.

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Danielle Guthrie, an employee of 1833 Coffee and Tea in Freeport, fills an order during a busy Friday morning on High Street ahead of the funeral procession of Corey Comperatore.

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A traveling electronic billboard with rotating messages honoring Corey Comperatore moves down High Street in Freeport on Friday, in the hours before his funeral procession arrives in town.

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Freeport resident Rich Bowser and friend Paul Erb wait on a porch Friday morning for Corey Comperatore’s funeral procession to pass through town.

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Freeport resident Rob Kepple waits Friday at the Freeport Bridge for the Corey Comperatore funeral procession.

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Kim Dowdy of Winfield and her son, Brian Dowdy of Buffalo Township, stand Friday along Route 356 to pay their respects during a funeral procession for Corey Comperatore, who was killed at a rally for former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler County.

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Freeport Mayor Zack Gent talks about the death of Corey Comperatore and how it has personally impacted him as a father and community leader.

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Buffalo Township firefighters stand united and silent Friday as hundreds of firefighters pass Redmond Funeral Home during the funeral procession for Corey Comperatore.

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Hundreds of firefighters participate in the funeral procession for Corey Comperatore on Friday. A part of it is shown here as it moves along High Street in Freeport.

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Supporters line High Street in Freeport during the funeral procession for Corey Comperatore on Friday.

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A Saxonburg firetruck travels up High Street, en route to Redmond Funeral Home in Freeport, carrying the casket of Corey Comperatore.

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Buffalo Township firefighter Tim Robinson raises his hand Friday to acknowledge fellow firefighters passing Redmond Funeral Home during the funeral procession for Corey Comperatore.

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People watch the funeral procession for Corey Comperatore along Route 356 in Buffalo Township on Friday. Comperatore was killed in a shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler County.

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Samatha Buterbaugh (right) and her children, Jackson (left), 19, and Charlie, 14, talk about why they were attending the funeral procession Friday for Corey Comperatore along Route 356 in Buffalo Township.

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People watch the funeral procession for Corey Comperatore along Route 356 in Buffalo Township on Friday. Comperatore was killed in a shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler County.

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A Buffalo Township firetruck is seen in a funeral procession for Corey Comperatore along Route 356 in Buffalo Township on Friday.

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The funeral procession for Corey Comperatore moves along Route 356 in Buffalo Township on Friday. Comperatore was killed in a shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler County.

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People hold signs and flags as they watch the funeral procession for Corey Comperatore along Route 356 in Buffalo Township on Friday.

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Stella Mugo, 4, looks on as grandmother Traci McLafferty (left) and mother Cayla Mugo, holding sister Ember Mugo, 7 months, watch the funeral procession for Corey Comperatore along Route 356 in Buffalo Township on Friday.

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People wave flags as they watch the funeral procession for Corey Comperatore along Route 356 in Buffalo Township on Friday.




































