A Pennsylvania man killed his wife Tuesday before killing himself, leaving his five children orphaned just five days before Christmas.
Blase, 39, and Brooke Raia, 34, were arguing around 7 p.m. in the basement of their Greenwood home when Blase allegedly fired the gun at his wife, Logan Township Police Chief Dave Hoover said. to the Altoona Mirror.
He shot him in the head, a fate police say he would inflict on himself soon after.
The four minor children were home at the time of the apparent murder-suicide.
The older man returned home from work just half an hour after the tragedy and found his parents’ bodies, according to Hoover.
The children, daughter Blakely and sons Blase Jr., Brennan, Kamden and Easton, according to Blase’s obituary, were interviewed and released into the custody of other family members.
Investigators have not yet found a motive for the murder-suicide. Facebook/Fox 8 WWCP TV
Kamden and Easton were Brooke’s children from a previous relationship, according to her obituary.
Police have not yet determined a motive and are working to rule out the possibility that other people may have been involved.
The news was shocking to the community, who remembered Blase Raia as a friendly man who worked as a machinist at Norfolk Southern’s Juniata Locomotive Shop.
“He was a good guy, a good worker,” Jim Patterson, a retired employee, told the outlet. “He seemed very liked by his co-workers.”
Blase reportedly shot his wife in the head before turning the gun on himself. Sorge Funeral Home
Candy Holliday, a family friend and neighbor of Blase who is raising funds for his funeral, said he “loved his children more than anything in this world.”
Brooke Raia worked at a local chiropractic office, according to Hoover. Her obituary said she also worked at the Amazon warehouse in Altoona.
The couple, who married in 2022, according to Blase’s obituary, were heavily involved in racing: Brooke Raia’s father was a well-known motorcycle racer and became an announcer at a regional race track, while Blase raced with dragsters as a hobby.
Since then, the racing community has rallied around the orphaned children and raised more than $56,000 for the children.
“While I’m sure Christmas is the last thing on their minds, they deserve our support, they need to know that both the racing community and their family have their backs,” said fundraiser Donny Algieri.
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