A man accused of firing, killing relatives and shooting at an ex-woman found dead

An armed gunman suspected of shooting and killing his two parents in Pennsylvania on Wednesday after shooting his ex-wife was found dead on Thursday morning.

Few details were available during a brief briefing with Chester District Attorney Tom Hogan. But he confirmed that Bruce Rogal, 59, of Glenmore, Chester County, had died after a police chase, and the brief manhunt for him was over.

Bruce Rogal

Rogal was found dead after crushing his car in his ex-wife's neighborhood on Thursday morning, Hogan said. No other information on his cause of death was published, but Hogan pointed out that the community was returning to normal.

"The last five or six hours have been extremely tense," Hogan said. "Everyone knew we had a killer and a killer could kill again."

Hogan had received his last divorce decree on Wednesday, which had granted this house to his ex-wife, Hogan said at a press conference Wednesday night.

After that, Rogal drove to his ex-wife's home in the western suburb of Bradford at 5:45 pm and shot her six times while she was changing oil in a car in her driveway, police said. She was not injured, but other nearby homes were affected.

He then went to his parents' living center in the nearby East Goshen Township at 6:15 pm. and shot and killed, said the police. William and Nancy Rogal were both in the late 80s, said Hogan.

The killings astonished suburban neighborhoods outside of Philadelphia and led to roadblocks and closures that went on for miles.

At the retirement home, the Bellingham Senior Housing Center, located on East Boot Road, the staff was locked up for hours by a swarm of police, ATF and ambulances.

Mike Galczyk said his daughter, Cayley, was a waiter in Bellingham. "She sends us a text message saying that she is hiding inside her team," he said. "She told us to stay safe here."

Cayley was not supposed to work on Wednesday; she was called to cover a shift. His father was just a few steps away from picking it up when he was stopped by police roadblocks placed about two miles around Bellingham. Galczyk was then able to meet with his daughter.

Schools within the two-mile-wide dams were locked as a precautionary measure. According to a message from the District Superintendent sent to parents, some students were stuck for a while at West Chester East High School. District officials had to coordinate their release with the police.

The scene was finally secure after 10 pm, Hogan said.

The "divorce order" seems to be what made it come out today, Hogan said at the press conference.

The Pennsylvania affair was part of a series of shootings that hit the headlines Wednesday across the country.

In western Pennsylvania, a man accused of arresting spousal violence entered a court and shot and wounded four people, including a police officer. The gunman was shot dead by the police and died.

In Wisconsin, four people were injured, including one seriously, when a heavily armed employee opened fire in the offices of a software company.