The residence of the governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, an upward star suffered an attack in the early hours of this Sunday. Police aroused Shapiro and his family when the agents went to the place to respond to the complaint of a fire in the house that is now being investigated as “caused”.
“Thank God, no one was injured and the fire was controlled,” Shapiro said in a statement on Sunday morning. “Every day, we remain committed to the application of the law and those that help protect our communities. They did so last night for our family, and Lori and I are eternally grateful to them for being safe.”
The authorities confirmed later that the fire had been unleashed in a “different” part of the residence that Shapiro and his family use. Also, which caused “a significant amount of damage.” The investigation is open and there are not yet certainties of the reasons for that “caused” act, for the moment, the police offer a reward of up to 10,000 for any information that leads to the arrest of the person responsible or those responsible for the attack.
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.
The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire was on the scene and while they worked to put out the fire, we were…
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro)
The last public demonstration of the governor arrived on Saturday, when Shapiro, who professes the Jewish faith, published a photo on social networks sitting on the table with his family to celebrate the Seder, a ceremonial dinner that marks the beginning of the Easter holidays.
During the failed campaign of Kamala Harris to conquer the White House, Shapiro appeared in the pools to aspire to the vice presidency with her. Then it was already one of the ascending stars of the Democratic Party, and, Pennsylvania, one of the decisive states, of those that the observers of the US elections cite from a run (Míchigan, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin …) when they want to explain that the contest will be decided by a handful of votes. Finally, the chosen one was another governor, Tim Waltz, from Minnesota.
Shapiro is in the middle of his first term as governor. He conquered the position in an election in which in 2022 he beat Doug Mastriano, a republican rival promoted by Trump. It has a moderate profile, and that has made it attractive among voters, congressmen and senators of the rival party in Pennsylvania. Against him, the criticisms of the progressive faction of training for their support for Israel played. It was very active in the conviction during the wave of protests in solidarity with Gaza. According to an April survey, it has a 54% support in the state, including 29% of registered Republicans.
The residence of the governor in Harrisburg, capital of Pennsylvania to one 160 kilometers west of Philadelphia, the most populated city in the state, was built in 1968. He has served eight governors since then, and can be visited on his first floor, where art exhibitions and about the history of Pennsylvania are regularly organized.
