Doctor, wife gunned down in shooting outside California home; authorities probing possibly-linked suicide

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A doc and his woman were some changeable to decease extracurricular their California location connected Sunday, according to authorities.

The victims, Eric and Vicki Cordes, were recovered injured successful the driveway of their Simi Valley residence, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles. They were recovered astir noon connected Sunday.

The 2 suffered aggregate gunshot wounds and were rushed to a section infirmary earlier being pronounced dead.

Eric Cordes was a board-certified radiologist who worked for Adventist Health Simi Valley.

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Authorities successful Simi Valley proceed investigating aft Eric and Vicki Cordes were recovered changeable successful their driveway Sunday. (FOX 11 Los Angeles)

Witnesses told FOX 11 that the shooting happened accelerated and that the fishy drove disconnected aft opening fire.

Hours aft the shooting, officials recovered a charred conveyance and a assemblage successful Chino, California, implicit 60 miles distant from Simi Valley.

The assemblage and car were recovered successful Ruben S. Ayala Park. Officials judge that the idiosyncratic successful the car committed suicide, and that determination whitethorn beryllium a transportation betwixt the 2 scenes.

Speaking to FOX 11, Sgt. Rick Morton of the Simi Valley Police Department said that it's uncommon for treble homicides to hap successful the city.

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Authorities connected country of Simi Valley home.

Witnesses told FOX 11 that the fishy opened occurrence rapidly earlier speeding distant from the Cordes residence. (FOX 11 Los Angeles)

"We bash judge the victims were targeted," said Morton.

"We'll person much accusation connected that arsenic the probe proceeds further."

In a connection obtained by FOX 11, Adventist Health Simi Valley said that it was "heartbroken by the tragic deaths" and called Eric Cordes a "highly respected" and "beloved" physician.