Authorities say an argument led to a husband shooting his estranged wife before taking his own life overnight in an attempted murder-suicide in Fayette County.State police said the argument started after 32-year-old Grant Bowers went to the home where his estranged wife, 33-year-old Joni Ann Bowers, was staying with her parents on Morgantown Road in Springhill Township.VIDEO: Watch Ashlie Hardway's ReportVIDEO: Watch Bob Hazen's reportGrant Bowers then shot his wife before shooting himself in the head, police said.The victim's family said Bowers seemed like nothing was wrong when he first showed up at the house. He asked to talk with his wife on the back deck, and minutes later he allegedly shot her multiple times."It's unreal. Never thought anything like this would hit as close to home as it did, to someone as good as Joni is," said the victim's cousin, Sandi Hicks.Grant Bowers was pronounced dead at the scene. Joni Ann Bowers was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., where she was in surgery Thursday morning. Hicks said she is in critical but stable condition, and while the recovery will take a long time, she is expected to pull through."She's got her daughter and she's got family," said Hicks. "She will survive this and she will come out stronger than ever."The Bowers' 4-year-old daughter was in the home at the time of the attack, but she did not witness the shooting. The cousin also said the victim moved in with her parents about three months ago and that Grant Bowers had been making threats in recent weeks.

Authorities say an argument led to a husband shooting his estranged wife before taking his own life overnight in an attempted murder-suicide in Fayette County.

State police said the argument started after 32-year-old Grant Bowers went to the home where his estranged wife, 33-year-old Joni Ann Bowers, was staying with her parents on Morgantown Road in Springhill Township.

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Grant Bowers then shot his wife before shooting himself in the head, police said.

The victim's family said Bowers seemed like nothing was wrong when he first showed up at the house. He asked to talk with his wife on the back deck, and minutes later he allegedly shot her multiple times.

"It's unreal. Never thought anything like this would hit as close to home as it did, to someone as good as Joni is," said the victim's cousin, Sandi Hicks.

Grant Bowers was pronounced dead at the scene. Joni Ann Bowers was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., where she was in surgery Thursday morning. Hicks said she is in critical but stable condition, and while the recovery will take a long time, she is expected to pull through.

"She's got her daughter and she's got family," said Hicks. "She will survive this and she will come out stronger than ever."

The Bowers' 4-year-old daughter was in the home at the time of the attack, but she did not witness the shooting. The cousin also said the victim moved in with her parents about three months ago and that Grant Bowers had been making threats in recent weeks.