Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Ambler, Pennsylvania, on July 29, 2024.
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Pennsylvania State Police are trying to find an arsonist who “induced a big quantity of injury” to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence in Harrisburg.
In a press release posted to social media, Shapiro wrote that his household was woken up at 2 a.m. on Sunday by banging on the door from state police. He added that he and his spouse, Lori, have been “eternally grateful” for authorities who helped evacuate the household.
“Thank God nobody was injured and the fireplace was extinguished,” Shapiro wrote. “Daily, we stand with the regulation enforcement and first responders who run in the direction of hazard to guard our communities.”
The couple have 4 kids collectively, Sophia, Jonah, Max, and Reuben. Sophia and Jonah are authorized adults whereas Max and Rueben are minors. It is unclear whether or not both of Shapiro’s grownup kids have been residence.
Shapiro supplied Passover properly needs simply hours earlier than the assault on the residence. The governor, who’s Jewish, shared a photograph of his Seder desk on social media.
“From the Shapiro household’s Seder desk to yours, completely satisfied Passover and Chag Pesach Sameach!,” he wrote on X Sunday night.
State police described the probe into the incident as a multi-agency investigation and are providing a $10,000 reward for info.
“Whereas the investigation is ongoing, the State Police is ready to say at the moment that this was an act of arson,” the division stated.
Shapiro is a Democrat who was elected to move Pennsylvania in 2022 after serving because the state’s lawyer common for a number of years. He was reportedly among the many main candidates considered for a vice presidential run alongside Kamala Harris in final yr’s presidential race.
Harris finally picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to share the 2024 ticket along with her.
However Shapiro is a comparatively in style governor with a positive approval ranking. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported in September that 59% “strongly approve” or “considerably approve” of Shapiro’s management, based on its ballot of doubtless voters within the state.
The polling confirmed he had a stronger ranking than pop sensation Taylor Swift, a Pennsylvania native who obtained a 46% approval rating as compared.
