Gunman kills parents in a retirement home, ex-wife injuries, according to authorities

A search was under way Wednesday night for a man who allegedly shot his parents in a Pennsylvania retirement home.

The killings took place shortly after he shot and injured his ex-wife in front of her house after learning that their divorce had become final, the authorities said.

The authorities identified the suspect as Bruce Rogal, 59, of Glenmoore. He was wanted for homicide and homicide, they said.

Rogal would drive a 2002 Honda Odyssey with the Pennsylvania license plate ENN3549, reported Fox 29 of Philadelphia.

The shooting took place at Bellingham Nursing Home, near West Chester. Chester District Attorney Tom Hogan said the authorities thought Rogal was gone after discovering that his divorce had become final, the station reported.

At an evening press conference, Mr. Hogan told reporters that Rogal had gone to his ex-wife's home around 5:30 pm. and shot him while she was changing the oil in her car, reported the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Then Rogal went to the retirement home in East Goshen Township, near West Chester and shot his parents in their apartment. The two victims, William and Nancy Rogal, were in the late 1980s, according to authorities.

After the shooting was reported, the police locked up the house according to WCAU-TV.

Office of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) tweeted these agents were "reacting to a shootout in a retired community in West Chester, Pennsylvania."

Residents were allowed to return home by 10 pm, said the Inquirer.

Rogal had problems with the security forces, the newspaper reported. The court records show that he pleaded guilty to an intrusion charge in Chester County in 2017, but was acquitted in a harassment case two years earlier, reported the Inquirer.