So much for the “he criticized Democrats” narrative that formed around Cody Balmer. The arsonist targeted Josh Shapiro and his family over perceived slights to “the people of Palestine,” according to police search warrants, as well as Shapiro’s Jewish faith.
The timing of the attack — on Passover — strongly suggested domestic terrorism in the first place. Now police and prosecutors claim they have evidence to back up that assumption, as well as evidence of Balmer’s left-wing extremism … in the familiar form of Che Fever:
The suspected arsonist who allegedly tried to kill Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro decided to firebomb his official residence because of “what he wants to do to the Palestinian people,” according to a search warrant signed by Pennsylvania State Police.
Investigators obtained several warrants as part of the investigation into the early…
