Fox Nation releases exclusive footage in second part of Trump shooting documentary
The second half of a documentary recounting the events of July 13, 2024, at the Butler Farm Show grounds is now available for public viewing.
Fox Nation, the streaming arm of Fox News, released part two of “Butler Under Fire: The Search for Justice” on Thursday, July 10, providing exclusive insight into a tragedy that killed Buffalo Township firefighter Corey Comperatore and nearly took the life of then-candidate President Donald Trump and two others.
Included in the documentary is never-before-seen cellphone video taken by Comperatore just moments before he was fatally shot.
Franco Porporino Jr., producer and president of KissFly Productions who is best known for works such as “Live PD” and “American Chopper,” said the reason behind the split release was to give the audience “time to digest the gravity of the events.”
“The first part sets the stage, giving viewers an emotional and historical understanding of what happened that day in Butler and the incredible sacrifice of Corey Comperatore,” Porporino said. “The second part goes deeper — focusing on the search for justice, new revelations about the shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, and exposing security failures that have never been fully addressed.”
“It’s emotional, unfiltered, and it puts the viewer right there in the middle of history being made,” said Porporino, who called the footage both “haunting and heroic.”
The documentary also features exclusive radio communications from the Butler County Emergency Services Unit, giving audiences a “raw, minute-by-minute perspective of what unfolded on the ground as they rushed to neutralize the threat and save lives.”
Additionally, part two, which has a runtime of 44 minutes, takes a deeper investigative look into the background Crooks and includes harrowing interviews with Comperatore’s family. Part one, which is 23 minutes long, was distributed last November.
Porporino said the piece was made to expose what went wrong on that fateful day in July, while lifting up the lasting legacy of Comperatore.
“Telling this story was never about politics for me,” Porporino said. “It became deeply personal after meeting Helen Comperatore and her daughters, who lost a husband and father that day. This documentary is their story, but it’s also America’s story — a reminder of bravery, loss, and accountability.”