"He was a man of God, loved Jesus fiercely, and also looked after our church and members as family.

"The media will not tell you that he died a real-life superhero. They are not going to tell you how quickly he threw my mom and I to the ground. They are not going to tell you that he shielded my body from the bullet that came at us."

Corey’s sister, Dawn Comperatore Schafer, said: “The hatred for one man took the life of the one man we loved the most. He was a hero that shielded his daughters.

"His wife and girls just lived through the unthinkable and unimaginable. My baby brother just turned 50 and had so much life left to experience. Hatred has no limits and love has no bounds. Pray for my sister-in-law, nieces, my mother, sister, me and his nieces and nephews as this feels like a terrible nightmare but we know it is our painful reality."

Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., held a news conference Sunday, and said: "Corey was a girl dad. Corey was a firefighter. Corey went to church every Sunday. Corey loved his community and, most off all, Corey loved his family."

"Corey died a hero," he stressed. "Corey dove on his family to protect them last night at this rally. Corey was the very best of us."

"Political disagreements can never ever be addressed through violence," Shapiro continued.