Topline
Cody Balmer, who is suspected of setting Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home on fire over the weekend, said his motivation for the attack was Shapiro’s stance on the death of Palestinians in Gaza, according to a search warrant from police.
Key Facts
A search warrant made public Wednesday said Balmer made contact with Dauphin County 911 at 2:50 a.m. EDT on Sunday—shortly after the attack—and said Shapiro needed to know that Balmer “will not take part in his plans for what he wants to do to the Palestinian people.”
Balmer also said he needed to “stop having my friends killed” and that “our people have been put through too much by that monster.”
Before the call ended, Balmer said he was not hiding and would “confess to everything that I had done,” according to the warrant.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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Further Reading
Suspect in Pa. Governor’s Mansion Arson Cited Treatment of Palestinians, Police Say (New York Times)