Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke exclusively with Hearst sister station WGAL about the arson attack on the state governor's residence earlier this year and walked the station through the grounds and residence to describe how it happened.

Touring grounds, governor's home

During a walkthrough of the gardens, Shapiro describes how the intruder, Cody Balmer, scaled what was then a six-foot fence, hid near a brick gazebo in a once-wooded area, and initially evaded troopers.

"That's where he climbed over (a fence) with relative ease," Shapiro said, pointing out an area where a brick wall is now being built. "And he sort of hid back here in what used to be a pretty wooded area ... after one of the troopers realized that there was a breach of the fence came to try to find him, and missed

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