Harrisburg man to be charged for arson attack on Pennsylvania governor residence

(Reuters) -A 38-year-old man was in custody and will face attempted homicide and aggravated arson charges after setting a fire overnight at
The suspect, identified as
State police banged on the bedroom doors of Shapiro and his family around
Shapiro, a Democrat seen as a potential candidate for his party's presidential nomination in 2028, said at the press conference that FBI Director
U.S. Attorney General
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
"I refuse to be trapped by the bondage that someone attempts to put on me by attacking us as they did here last night," he said on Sunday, vowing to continue his work for
When asked whether the attack could have been a hate-motivated crime, Shapiro said he would defer to the findings from federal authorities and
A "multifaceted review in terms of security measures and the exact timeline of how it happened" will be carried out, said Lieutenant
(Reporting by
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