Police Say California Doctor And Wife Were Killed By Son Who Later Took His Own Life
A quiet Simi Valley neighborhood is reeling after police revealed that a well-known local physician and his wife were fatally shot in their home — and that the couple’s son was responsible for the attack before killing…
A quiet Simi Valley neighborhood is reeling after police revealed that a well-known local physician and his wife were fatally shot in their home — and that the couple’s son was responsible for the attack before killing himself hours later.
According to the New York Post, authorities identified the victims as 63-year-old Dr. Eric Cordes and his wife, 66-year-old Vicki Cordes.
The couple was found dead Sunday around noon inside the garage of their $1.3 million home, both having suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators spent two days working to piece together what happened. By Tuesday, police confirmed that the shooter was the couple’s 37-year-old son, Keith Cordes, who lived in Kentucky.
Detectives say he fled the scene immediately after the killings.
Roughly 65 miles away, in the city of Chino, officers discovered a burned-out vehicle near Ayala Park. Inside the car was a body that had been badly damaged in the fire.