Officials work to uncover the motive for fire set at Pennsylvania governor’s residence
- Cody Balmer, 38, admitted to breaking into Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's residence and throwing Molotov cocktails, prompting a fire that caused millions in damage, according to Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo.
- Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated safely by state police during the incident, which occurred shortly after a family Passover Seder.
- Senator Chuck Schumer called for an investigation into the fire as a possible antisemitic hate crime, highlighting the political context of the attack.
- The Dauphin County District Attorney, Fran Chardo, stated that the charges against Balmer include attempted murder and arson, which are at the maximum grade.
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Local rabbi remembers lives lost in the Holocaust
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — At the end of Passover, a man, upset about the plight of Palestinians, allegedly firebombed the home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and Virginia Beach-based Rabbi Israel Zoberman is following the news of a dangerous trend. "You know, we live in very dangerous, unsettling times," Zoberman said. "It is really a blemish upon our great nation that something of this nature can take place." Previously: Local Rabbi…
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro thanks the crews who responded to the fire at his official residence.
Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family share new details about the arson attack at a luncheon thanking first responders
Shapiro shared new details about the harrowing experience at a luncheon for the Harrisburg firefighters who quickly responded to the blaze at the Pennsylvania governor's residence.
In his words: Shapiro recounts evacuating arson fire in pajamas at Pennsylvania governor's residence
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is sharing new details about the arson fire this weekend that prompted his family to evacuate the official residence in Harrisburg in the dead of night. The first-term Democrat on Thursday recounted the events after his…
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family share new details about the arson attack at a luncheon thanking first responders
HARRISBURG — Yelling. Banging. Smoke. Those were the first few moments that made Gov. Josh Shapiro hop out of bed and begin evacuating his family from the Pennsylvania governor’s residence on Sunday, after a man broke into the Harrisburg ...
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