Man Kills Father and Stepmother in Simi Valley, Dies by Suicide

Simi Valley police confirmed Tuesday that a 37-year-old man fatally shot his father, a local doctor, and stepmother in their garage before fleeing to a park in Chino and taking his own life.

The incident occurred around noon Sunday in the 500 block of Hawks Bill Place, a quiet residential neighborhood in Simi Valley, about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire and found Eric Cordes, 63, and Vicki Cordes, 66, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The couple was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to their injuries. Authorities described the attack as targeted, with no indication it was random violence.

Investigators identified the shooter as Keith Cordes, Eric's son and a Kentucky resident, after tracking his black Honda Civic using license plate recognition cameras. Witnesses reported seeing a man in his 30s, dressed in dark clothing and wearing a hat, flee the scene in the sedan, which bore out-of-state plates. The vehicle headed south on the 210 Freeway, exiting in Chino, about 75 miles southeast of Simi Valley. There, near Ayala Park, Chino police discovered the car engulfed in flames, along with a body and a...