Arrest made in Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence arson - UPI.com

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Police have made an arrest in the arson of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence. - www.upi.com

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City in 2024. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo April 13 (UPI) -- Police have made an arrest in the arson of Pennsylvania Gov.

Josh Shapiro's official residence, officials announced Sunday. The official residence was evacuated early Sunday morning after the home was set on fire by an intruder. Police arrested Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, Pa.



, Col. Christopher Paris, the state police commissioner, said at an afternoon news conference Shapiro, in a post to social media, said his family was asleep at the governor's residence in Harrisburg around 2 a.m.

when they were awoken by Pennsylvania State Police. The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire worked to put out the fire as Shapiro and his family were evacuated. He.

.. Adam Schrader , Mark Moran.