BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Brownstown Township police are investigating a shooting that left a Detroit police officer and his estranged wife dead.

It happened Thursday around 7:13 p.m.

Detroit police officer Brian R. Vieau, 38, was found dead on the living room floor and the body of his estranged wife, Tracy L. Vieau, 40, was found dead against the front door of the residence, according to police.

Brian Vieau, who was apparently distraught over their impending divorce, was at his residence waiting for his wife to pickup their two children so he could go to work, according to police.

According to Chief of Police Daniel J. Grant, once she entered the residence, he fired four shots at her with a .40 caliber pistol striking her three times when she collapsed at the front door. He then made a 911 call to police and prior to their arrival he turned the gun on himself.

The couple had two children, ages 3 and 6.

The children were home at the time, but were upstairs watching cartoons on tv and were unharmed. They are now living with relatives.

Police said a suicide note was found on the home computer from Vieau. He wrote he could not deal with the pending divorce.