Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro angrily called for an end to rising political violence just hours after a man and set it on fire, forcing Shapiro and his family to flee into the night.
It was the latest in a string of partisan .
鈥淭his kind of violence is becoming far too common in our society. And I don鈥檛 give a damn if it鈥檚 coming from one particular side or the other,鈥� Shapiro said. 鈥淚t has to stop.鈥�
While police have not said what might have early Sunday, court documents say the suspect admitted he hated Shapiro and was plotting to beat him with a hammer.
鈥淭he attacker basically wasn鈥檛 a fan of anybody,鈥� President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday. 鈥淎nd certainly, a thing like that cannot be allowed to happen.鈥�
Here's a look at other outbursts of political violence around the country in recent years:
Elon Musk's Tesla properties set ablaze
In recent months, electric vehicle company has become a target since President put Musk in charge of . Cybertrucks , and bullets and Molotov cocktails have been aimed at Tesla showrooms.
Trump assassination attempts
At a Pennsylvania campaign rally in July, Trump was by one of a hail of bullets fired by a gunman, fatally shooting one Trump supporter and badly wounding two others, before police killed him. Then in September, a man with a rifle apparently but was discovered in some shrubbery in Florida and arrested by Secret Service agents.
New Mexico Republican headquarters torched
In March, a fire damaged the entryway to the New Mexico Republican Party and was being being investigated as arson. Incendiary materials were found on the scene and spray paint on the side of the building read 鈥淚CE=KKK,鈥� an apparent reference to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has ramped up deportation efforts against people living in the country illegally.
Democratic National Committee office shot up
A volley of BB pellets and gunshots were fired at the glass front door and a window of a Democratic National Committee office in Arizona on three separate occasions last fall. Authorities said a had more than 120 guns and over 250,000 rounds of ammunition in his home.
Nancy Pelosi鈥檚 husband attacked at home
Then-House Speaker was bludgeoned with a hammer by a man who broke into their San Francisco home in 2022. The man later that he planned to hold the speaker hostage and that his plan was to end what he viewed as government corruption.
Candidate for Louisville mayor targeted
Current Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, a Democrat, was the target of a at his campaign headquarters on Feb. 14, 2022 but was uninjured, although a bullet grazed the sweater he was wearing. The man who shot him was later convicted and sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison.
Capitol stormed on Jan. 6, 2021
Extremist groups carried out an unprecedented assault on the nation鈥檚 democracy by to protest the 2020 presidential election results and Trump's defeat. After winning back the White House, Trump issued a to all 1,500-plus people charged in the Capitol riot.
Plot to kidnap Michigan鈥檚 governor
Anti-government extremists were arrested in 2020 in what authorities said was a at her vacation home and start a civil war. Two men portrayed as the leaders were convicted of conspiracy two years later.
Shooting at Republican baseball practice
An attacker opened fire with a rifle on Republican lawmakers in 2017 in northern Virginia, critically wounding U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana. Authorities said the shooter, who was killed by police, was fueled by rage against Trump and GOP legislators.
John Seewer, The Associated Press
