The suspect behind the attempted arson of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home Sunday night has been identified by authorities.
Cody Balmer is in custody and will be charged with attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson, and aggravated assault against an enumerated person, Pennsylvania District Attorney Fran Chardo said at a news conference Sunday.
Shapiro and his family woke up at 2 a.m. on Sunday to police banging on their door about the fire, the 51-year-old wrote in a statement on social media.
I’m about to speak to Pennsylvanians about the arson attack on the Governor’s Residence.Watch: https://t.co/mGz79YWu8x
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) April 13, 2025
“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,” Shapiro wrote.
“The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire was on the scene and while they worked to put out the fire, we were evacuated from the Residence safely by Pennsylvania State Police and assisted by Capitol Police. Thank God no one was injured and the fire was extinguished,” he continued.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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