宾夕法尼亚州州长官邸凌晨遭纵火 夏皮罗一家被疏散无人受伤
位于宾夕法尼亚州多芬县哈里斯堡市的州长官邸，4月13日凌晨约2时发生火灾。宾夕法尼亚州警察局当日表示，这是一起纵火案，大火虽被扑灭，但官邸的一部分遭到严重损坏。州长乔什·夏皮罗（Josh Shapiro）与家人当时身处官邸的另一部分，被安全疏散，无人受伤。
夏皮罗在当日发表的声明中说，凌晨约2时，他和家人被宾夕法尼亚州警察局人员的敲门声惊醒，哈里斯堡市消防局人员在现场灭火，他们一家由州警与议会警察协助安全撤离。他说：「感谢上帝，无人受伤，大火已被扑灭。」火灾发生前一晚，夏皮罗一家刚与另一家人一起在官邸庆祝了犹太教逾越节的首夜晚餐。
当天下午，州警局长 Christopher Paris 在官邸前举行的发布会上公布，38岁的哈里斯堡居民 Cody Balmer 已被捕。州警副局长 George Bivens 说，Balmer 翻越官邸围栏，躲过正在搜寻入侵者的州警，携带自制燃烧装置进入官邸纵火，在室内停留不到一分钟后逃离现场，稍后于当日被捕。多芬县检察官 Francis Chardo 表示，将以谋杀未遂、恐怖主义、加重纵火与加重袭击等罪名起诉 Balmer。
夏皮罗在同一场发布会上说：「这类暴力在我们的社会中变得太常见了。无论它来自哪一方、针对哪个政党或哪个人，都不对，必须停止。」他还说：「我们昨晚自豪地庆祝了我们的信仰，几小时后，我们将再次自豪地庆祝逾越节的第二次晚餐。没有人能阻止我、我的家人或任何宾夕法尼亚人公开、自豪地庆祝自己的信仰。」
州警察局说，州警 H 部队正牵头多家机构联合调查此案，并通过 PSP Tips 悬赏最高1万美元征集有助于逮捕与定罪的线索。案件调查仍在进行，作案动机尚未公布。（来源：宾夕法尼亚州警察局）
Arson at Pennsylvania Governor's Residence Forces Shapiro Family to Evacuate; No One Injured
The Governor's Residence in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, caught fire at about 2 a.m. on April 13. The Pennsylvania State Police said the same day that the fire was an act of arson: it was extinguished, but a portion of the residence sustained significant damage. Governor Josh Shapiro and his family, who were in a different part of the residence, were evacuated safely and were not injured.
In a statement issued that day, Shapiro said that at about 2 a.m. he and his family woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police, that Harrisburg Bureau of Fire crews worked to put out the fire while the family was evacuated safely by state police assisted by Capitol Police, and he added: "Thank God no one was injured and the fire was extinguished." The night before the fire, the Shapiro family had celebrated the first-night Passover seder at the residence with another family.
At a news conference in front of the residence that afternoon, State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris identified the man in custody as Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg. Lt. Col. George Bivens said Balmer climbed over the residence fence, evaded troopers who were searching for the intruder, entered the residence carrying homemade incendiary devices and set the fire, spending less than a minute inside before fleeing; he was arrested later that day. Dauphin County District Attorney Francis Chardo said Balmer would be charged with attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson and aggravated assault.
Speaking at the same news conference, Shapiro said: "This kind of violence is becoming far too common in our society. And I don't give a damn if it's coming from one particular side or the other, directed at one particular party or another, or one particular person or another. It is not OK and it has to stop." He added: "We celebrated our faith last night proudly and in a few hours we will celebrate our second seder of Passover, again, proudly. No one will deter me or my family or any Pennsylvanian from celebrating their faith openly and proudly."
The State Police said Troop H is spearheading a multi-agency investigation and offered a reward of up to $10,000 through PSP Tips for information leading to an arrest and conviction. The investigation is ongoing and no motive has been announced. (Source: Pennsylvania State Police)
来源：宾夕法尼亚州警察局
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图片来源：图：位于宾夕法尼亚州哈里斯堡市的州长官邸（资料图，摄于纵火案之前）。图：Niagara，CC BY 3.0，via Wikimedia Commons / Photo: The Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (file photo, taken before the arson). Photo: Niagara, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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