Son Fatally Shoots Parents in Simi Valley, Dies by Suicide

Simi Valley police identified Keith E. Cordes, 37, as the man who fatally shot his father, Eric Cordes, and stepmother, Vicki Cordes, in the garage of their home on Sunday before taking his own life hours later in Chino.

The shootings occurred around noon in the 500 block of Hawks Bill Place, a quiet residential neighborhood in Simi Valley, Ventura County, about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots and seeing a man in dark clothing and a hat fire into the open garage before fleeing in a black Honda Civic with out-of-state plates. Eric Cordes, 63, a board-certified radiologist at Adventist Health Simi Valley, and Vicki Cordes, 66, were found suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics transported them to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

Authorities described the attack as targeted, not random. Detectives quickly traced the vehicle using license plate recognition cameras along the 210 Freeway, where it was spotted heading south. The car, registered to Keith Cordes, exited in Chino, about 75 miles southeast of Simi Valley, and parked near Ayala Park. Around 2:30 p.m., Chino police responded to reports of a vehicle fire and...