A Harrisburg man has been charged with attempted homicide after three fires were set in the official residence of Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, surrendered to Pennsylvania State Police on Sunday afternoon, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
He told police he had been “harboring a hatred” toward Shapiro, a criminal complaint against him said.

BREAKING: Photos from inside the Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro’s house after police say arsonist set fire to the mansion pic.twitter.com/0BpzZ4xF6I
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The suspect is accused of breaking a window and throwing a beer bottle filled with gasoline into one room of the …