The residence was set on fire hours after Shapiro posted a picture of his family’s “seder” table as they celebrated the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which is about going “from slavery into freedom,” according to Shapiro.
A man was arrested and will face charges including attempted murder, terrorism and attempted arson in an early morning fire that badly damaged the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion and forced Gov. Josh Shapiro, his family and guests to quickly escape, authorities said Sunday. Shapiro said he, his wife, their four children, two dogs and another family that had celebrated the Jewish holiday of Passover with his family at the residence on Saturday were awakened by state troopers at about 2 a.m. They were evacuated and the fire was extinguished, officials said. No one was injured.
Mr Shapiro, 52, has served as Pennsylvania’s 48th governor since January 2023.A Democrat, he previously served as the state’s attorney general from 2017 to 2023 and was a member of the Montgomery county board of commissioners from 2012 to 2017.As attorney general, Mr Shapiro gained national attention for his office’s investigation into child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church across Pennsylvania, which revealed widespread abuse and institutional cover-ups.
