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Sen. Creigh Deeds Stabbed, Son Shot Dead
WRIC.com ^ | November 19, 2013 | WRIC

Posted on 11/19/2013 7:27:25 AM PST by Raebie

MIILLBORO, Va. (WRIC)—Former gubernatorial candidate and Democratic State Senator Creigh Deeds is in critical condition after being stabbed in his home Tuesday morning.

At 7:25 a.m. on Nov. 19, Virginia State Police responded to Deeds' home in Bath County, where Deeds had been stabbed. The senator's son, Gus, was found fatally shot at the scene.

Deeds was flown to the University of Virginia Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition.

The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation's Salem Field Office is conducting an investigation into the assault.

8News crews are headed to both Deeds' Millboro home and the University of Virginia Medical Center. Stay with us online and watch 8News at Noon for updates.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: bath; bathcounty; bathva; creighdeeds; dead; deeds; gusdeeds; shot; son; stabbed; virginia
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To: oh8eleven

Maybe the father shot the son and then stabbed himself.


21 posted on 11/19/2013 7:46:08 AM PST by ComputerGuy
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To: Raebie
When it was first reported,without any information my thoughts were the son stabbed the Dad and then was shot.

Guess I was wrong on that.

22 posted on 11/19/2013 7:46:37 AM PST by tapatio (In memory of my Dad 5-27-26 2-4-2010 and Mom 4-20-26 12-8-2012)
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To: Raebie

Kinda looks like his son brought a knife to a gun fight!!!


23 posted on 11/19/2013 7:49:15 AM PST by ontap
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To: Raebie

This was the first comment about the story at DailyKos:

Please get well! (10+ / 0-)
We need to stop the Fox culture of hatred.

by whenwego on Tue Nov 19, 2013 at 07:28:36 AM PST

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/19/1256706/-Virginia-state-Sen-Creigh-Deeds-in-critical-condition-after-stabbing#comments


24 posted on 11/19/2013 7:49:35 AM PST by Ronald_Magnus
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To: Raebie

No comment.. based on how news screws things up I’ll with hold comments for several days.


25 posted on 11/19/2013 7:50:32 AM PST by maddog55
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To: pgkdan

I don’t know what happened here, but I have seen it in another case within the past year. Dad cheats on mom. Son acts out in anger. Creigh Deeds and his wife of 30ish years and multiple children divorced. Creigh marries another woman. Son is disillusioned because his life seems to have been a political sham.


26 posted on 11/19/2013 7:51:18 AM PST by petitfour
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To: Raebie

Damn. Don’t know the guy, heard that his policies were bad, but still. Prayers for his recovery and for some sort of peace after he finds out about his son. :(


27 posted on 11/19/2013 7:52:50 AM PST by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: pgkdan

” It’s just impossible for me to think of anything that would have driven me to commit violence on my dad.”

I can see my brother doing it. Luckily my parents are dead. When mom would threaten to cut off the money, he would come unglued.


28 posted on 11/19/2013 7:53:09 AM PST by AppyPappy (Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)
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To: ComputerGuy

“Maybe the father shot the son and then stabbed himself.”

Yeah. Harry Carey style.


29 posted on 11/19/2013 7:54:00 AM PST by logitech (It is time.)
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To: oh8eleven
Why did he stab his father with a knife, when he had a gun?

It was personal and needed a personal touch.

30 posted on 11/19/2013 7:54:29 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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To: Raebie

Horrible..mental issues usually appear at his sons age, late teens/early 20’s.
Just speculating but my brother loses it when the issue of him getting help has come up.


31 posted on 11/19/2013 7:56:41 AM PST by rainee (Her)
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To: Tenacious 1

“Democratic sources tell News4 that Deeds’ son Austin “Gus” Deeds attacked his father Tuesday morning before turning a gun on himself. Police say Gus Deeds died at the scene.”

Stabbed dad, shot self is the news so far.


32 posted on 11/19/2013 7:58:39 AM PST by edcoil (System now set up not to allow some to win but for no one to lose!)
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To: logitech
“Maybe the father shot the son and then stabbed himself.”

Yeah. Harry Carey style.


33 posted on 11/19/2013 7:59:26 AM PST by Wiggins
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To: Tenacious 1
Don’t forget, he’s a liberal politician. So its a good bet we’ll never get the straight and total truth.

Have they blamed TEA party radicals yet?

34 posted on 11/19/2013 8:01:15 AM PST by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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To: null and void

Look for the one armed man with the Gadsden flag.


35 posted on 11/19/2013 8:08:13 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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To: Raebie

I noted this:

Del. David Toscano, Charlottesville Democrat, said in a statement that Mr. Deeds is in critical condition at the UVA hospital, is being closely monitored and is in intensive care.

“This is a terrible tragedy,” Mr. Toscano said. “Senator Deeds was very close to his son Gus, and has taken herculean efforts to help him over the years.”

Probably had a very difficult son, maybe drugs, have no idea yet. It has to be horrid.


36 posted on 11/19/2013 8:10:06 AM PST by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: gr8eman

“Maybe...or just another reason we need new gun laws (/s)”

What, a law to keep guns out of the hands of Democrats? Now, THAT would reduce a lot of crime for sure!


37 posted on 11/19/2013 8:11:31 AM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: petitfour

What a horrible shame.


38 posted on 11/19/2013 8:18:16 AM PST by pgkdan
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To: grumpygresh

“Here we go again, the gun grabbers will have the knives out.”

Pun intended, or just happy coincidence?


39 posted on 11/19/2013 8:18:47 AM PST by ConservativeChris (I feel like Marvin Boggs!)
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To: Raebie

Odd that the son was shot and the Senator was stabbed?

Who attacks a grown man with a knife when he’s carrying a gun?


40 posted on 11/19/2013 8:21:00 AM PST by LucianOfSamasota (Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
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