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Kim Lyons

Kim Lyons is the editor of the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. She is a veteran western Pennsylvania journalist who has covered people and trends in politics and business for local and national publications including Pittsburgh City Paper, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the New York Times and Columbia Journalism Review.

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Victims and shooter identified in assassination attempt on Trump at Butler, Pennsylvania, rally

By: Kim Lyons and Ian Karbal - July 14, 2024

The FBI said early Sunday it had identified the man who shot former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park. Crooks was killed at the scene. Trump was pronounced safe shortly after the incident. Corey Comperatore, 50, of Sarver, Pennsylvania, who was […]

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