Estranged Texas couple's two sons, 11 and 14, watched as father shot dead mother

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Murder-suicide took place at Timewise Exxon gas station in The Woodlands, Texas
Witnesses say the parents were having a conversation when the estranged husband got mad and pulled out a gun
He fatally shot his wife in the head and then killed himself at the scene

Published: 08:42 EST, 6 August 2015 | Updated: 10:27 EST, 6 August 2015

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A man shot dead his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself at a Texas gas station Wednesday as the couple's two teenage sons looked on.

The suspected murder-suicide took place at a Timewise Exxon gas station in The Woodlands, where the recently separated couple arrived to exchange temporary custody of their children.

Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies were called to the scene in the 6500 block of College Park Drive at around 7.30pm in response to reports of a shooting.

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Domestic drama: A man shot dead his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself at a TimeWise Exxon gas station in The Woodlands, Texas, Wednesday evening

Horrifying sight: The couple's two sons, ages 11 and 14, witnessed their parents' murder-suicide

Responding officers discovered a man and a woman lying on the ground with gunshot wounds.

The husband was pronounced dead at the scene, while his wife was taken to a hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries.

Witnesses said the parents were having a conversation about their children’s custody at the gas station when the man got angry, pulled a gun and shot his spouse in the head before killing himself, reported the local station ABC13.

The couple's two sons witnessed the murder-suicide of their parents but were not physically harmed. They are now staying with grandparents.

The names of the deceased couple have not been released by the sheriff's office as of Thursday morning.

Meeting gone awry: The parents got together to exchange temporary custody of their kids, but as they were talking the father got mad and pulled out a gun