Man killed at Trump Pennsylvania rally was long-time plastics industry worker
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Human Resources Packaging Plastics ProcessesCorey Comperatore, 50, has worked at JSP Corp., in Butler, Pa., since 1995.
Corey Comperatore. Photo Credit: LinkedIn
The man who was shot and killed during the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump in Butler, Pa., was a near 30-year plastics industry veteran.
Corey Comperatore, 50, who was slain on July 13 while shielding his wife and daughter from shots fired by the would-be assassin, has been working at plastics company JSP Corp., which is headquartered in Butler, for the past 29 years.
According to his LinkedIn profile, he began as a shift supervisor in 1995 before becoming maintenance supervisor in 2001, and then project and tooling engineer beginning in 2019.
Comperatore was also a former volunteer fire chief from the area.
JSP Corp. is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., and makes plastic products for the automotive, construction, civil engineering, and packaging markets.
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