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Police say arsonists set fire to Pennsylvania governor's home
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On the night of the first day of Passover, a fire broke out at the official governor's residence in Harrisburg, where Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were celebrating. Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire, which was quickly extinguished. The perpetrator of the arson attack has been identified as 38-year-old Cody Balmer, who has been taken into custody. The fire occurred around 2 am, during the Shapiro family's celebrations, and was significant enough to require the evacuation of the residence.
While the fire was successfully extinguished, it caused a significant amount of damage to a portion of the residence.
While the investigation is ongoing, the State Police is prepared to say at this time that this was an act of arson.
Last night at about 2am, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg.
We woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police.
Every day, we stand with the law enforcement and first responders who run towards danger to protect our communities.
Last night, they did so for our family — and Lori and I are eternally grateful to them for keeping us safe.
Whoever is responsible for this attack – to both the Shapiro family and our Commonwealth – must be held to account.
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- 1.Josh Shapiro
- 2.Christopher Paris
- 3.Cody Balmer
- 4.Francis Chardo
- 5.George Bivens
- 6.Kamala Harris
- 7.Kevin Mohatt
- 8.Kirby Lee
- 9.Marc Levy
- 10.Mark Schweiker
- 11.Tom Ridge