California doctor and his wife were fatally shot outside their home — and police say his son is the suspect

A California radiologist and his wife were found fatally shot outside their home on Sunday, and police say his son, who later died by suicide, is the main suspect in the homicide.

The Simi Valley Police Department said in a statement that officers responded to reports of gunfire at a residence in the area and found Eric Cordes, 63, and his wife, Vickie Cordes, 66, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside their open garage.

The couple was taken to a local trauma center, where they were pronounced dead.

Witnesses told detectives that the suspect approached the home's open garage and opened fire before fleeing in a black sedan with out-of-state license plates, according to the police statement.

Detectives identified a car leaving the area and heading south that belonged to Keith Cord