宾夕法尼亚州州长官邸纵火案
![]() 宾夕法尼亚州州长官邸(2010年摄),2025年纵火案现场 | |
日期 | 2025年4月13日 |
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时间 | 凌晨2点左右(EDT) |
地点 | 美国宾夕法尼亚州哈里斯堡 |
坐标 | 40°16′38″N 76°53′55″W / 40.2773°N 76.8985°W |
别名 | 试图刺杀乔什·夏皮罗 |
死亡 | 0 |
受伤 | 0 |
财产损失 | 房屋部分严重受损 |
被告 | 科迪·艾伦·巴尔默 |
指控 | 谋杀未遂、恐怖主义、加重纵火、加重袭击 |
2025年4月13日星期日凌晨约2点,正值逾越节的第一晚,宾夕法尼亚州州长官邸在州长乔什·夏皮罗与家人熟睡时遭人为纵火,嫌疑人是38岁的科迪·艾伦·巴尔默,已被控恐怖主义、谋杀未遂、加重纵火和加重袭击等罪名。[1]
据警方称,夏皮罗一家在案发前几个小时刚刚参加完逾越节晚餐。[2][3]巴尔默供述称,原计划若遇到夏皮罗将持小型锤攻击他[4],此外他还使用了两枚燃烧瓶纵火。[5]
被告
[编辑]巴尔默一直居住在彭布鲁克且自小在那里长大,少年时期曾就读于道芬县技术学校。[6][7]
巴尔默自2015年以来在道芬县有多项犯罪记录,例如根据彭布鲁克警方的一份宣誓书,警方于2023年1月曾接报前往巴尔默家中处理一起家庭暴力事件。巴尔默向警方表示,他曾试图服药自杀且吞下一整瓶药片,随后与妻子发生争执,并与试图劝阻的13岁儿子发生肢体冲突。[8][9]
据其兄弟透露,巴尔默曾被诊断患有躁郁症,但他拒绝接受这一诊断,因此常常拒绝服药。他坚信嫂子是女巫,并因催促他接受精神治疗而对其心怀怨恨,认为她对自己下了咒。[1]
巴尔默被捕时因突发健康问题被送往当地医院接受治疗。[10]其母克里斯蒂·巴尔默随后在接受CBS新闻采访时表示儿子患有精神分裂症和躁郁症,并称他“已停止服药”。[7][6]巴尔默长期受精神疾病困扰,曾两次住院治疗。[1]
据其兄弟透露,巴尔默原为政治独立人士,直到2024年才开始试图说服家人支持唐纳德·特朗普。[11]事发后,州警在申请搜查令时指出,巴尔默袭击夏皮罗是因其“认为夏皮罗对巴勒斯坦人民存在不公”。此前巴尔默在一次拨打911的电话中称夏皮罗是个“怪物”,让他的朋友被害、让自己的族群受苦,并表示他不会参与夏皮罗对巴勒斯坦人的“计划”。[12][13]
特朗普总统则称巴尔默“可能只是个疯子”。[13]4月18日,夏皮罗指出此次袭击暴露了“安保漏洞”,并表示事发后未收到特朗普的慰问。[14]4月19日,特朗普致电夏皮罗,夏皮罗称这通电话“非常得体”。[15]
另见
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