Police in the US state of Virginia say they believe
the son of a state senator stabbed his father
before shooting himself to death. Senator Creigh Deeds, a former candidate for
governor, is in “fair” condition from stab
wounds to his head and torso, said police.

The other person found in the property was Mr
Deeds’s son, Gus, 24, who died at the scene
from a gunshot wound. Police said they were not looking for any
suspects.

Virginia state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller
said investigators were still trying to figure out
motive and the sequence of events but said the
two men had been involved in an “altercation”. Ms Geller said that “based on the evidence we
have right now we are looking into this as an
attempted murder and suicide”.

Police said that despite his injuries Mr Deeds was
able to walk from his home in rural Bath County,
western Virginia, to a nearby road. A cousin who
was driving by saw him and picked him up,
making a call to emergency services. Mr Deeds, 55, was flown to the University of
Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville.

Ms Geller said that he had “been able to talk with
investigators and our troopers” about the
incident. The Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper reported that Gus Deeds underwent a mental- health evaluation at a hospital on Monday, but
was released due to a lack of psychiatric beds in
the area.

The state senator, a Democrat elected in 2001,
represents Bath County. He ran unsuccessfully in 2009 against current
Republican Governor Bob McDonnell. Four years
earlier he lost to Mr McDonnell in a tight race for
state attorney general. Shortly after the gubernatorial campaign, Mr
Deeds and his wife, Pam, were divorced.

He remarried last year but police said there was
no-one else in the house at the time of the
incident. ‘Exceptional public servant’ Governor McDonnell said in a statement: “Our
thoughts and prayers are with the Deeds
family.” He added: “Creigh Deeds is an exceptional and
committed public servant who has always done
what he believes is best for Virginia and who
gives his all to public service.”

Local politician David Toscano told the Washington Times that Tuesday’s incident was “a terrible tragedy”. “Senator Deeds was very close to his son Gus,
and has taken herculean efforts to help him over
the years,” said Mr Toscano.

Gus Deeds has enrolled at the College of William
and Mary in Virginia where he studied music, but
he had withdrawn last month, according to school
spokesman Brian Whitson. The college said he had a strong academic record
but did not say why he left.

He had earlier taken time off university to
campaign with his father during his bid for
governor. “He needs me and I need him,” Senator Deeds
told a reporter in the autumn of 2009, about
campaigning with Gus.

source:www.informng.com/senator-stabbed-by-son-son-found-dead-in-home/

I dont know wat 2 say 4 nw..BRB.

this sucide of a thing. The way people dey do am you go think say to die dey sweet. Na wa oh

Have the police considered that the father may have stabbed himself after shooting his son to death---Nig police way of getting a suspect by all means.