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.
“Stunning news from Bath County. I am praying for @CreighDeeds and his family at this very, very difficult time,” Sen. Mark Warner wrote on Twitter.
“My thoughts and prayers are with @CreighDeeds and his family today,” wrote Rep. Bobby Scott on Twitter.
Virginia State Police are still on the scene after first receiving a call around 7:25 a.m.
The investigation remains ongoing at this time by the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Salem Field Office.
Virginia State Police will hold a press conference with more details at noon. NBC12 will have a crew to cover the developments and will update on-air and online.
The son became angry watching his dad act like a celebrity and ride around in limos....He wanted a piece of the high life...
“I hope State Senator Deeds recovers completely and quickly.”
You can never recover from having your son do this and then kill himself. It makes me ill to even think about.
Not a time for politics. Unbelievably tragic.
Even worse if the father did indeed have to shoot his own son. Prayers to the Deeds family. I hope he recovers.
Even in this situation, you could still say that having a gun saved the father. Even if he was not the one that used it. call that a win for the pro-gun side!
The son wanted a bigger piece of the kick backs. When that didn’t happen, things got ugly.
Not a time for politics. Unbelievably tragic.
Even worse if the father did indeed have to shoot his own son. Prayers to the Deeds family. I hope he recovers.
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I agree.
looks like a rage...that was a total rage if he did this.
Deeds was stabbed “multiple times about the head and upper torso”, according to police.
Police not looking for other suspects in Deeds’ shooting/stabbing.
Tragic all around. Prayers for the Senator and his family.
Since everyone is in a praying mood, I offer Psalm 109.
Fot the most part it looks like it has already been answered.
Maybe the father shot the son and then stabbed himself.
Well, he is a Democrat.
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This is a disgusting comment which holds more truth about you than about any “Democrat”.
...and what was he doing at his father’s house in the early AM?
Nice.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.
Good movie. Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur. 1936.
Story about a guy who gives someone else’s money away.
George Bush will be jealous?
None of the recent whacko-bird mass shootings and the like, were perpetrated by "fox news conservative" or some such creatures.
What is it? Are the liberals who nut-uP and start murdering, being controlled by Rovian death-ray machines?
They are projecting their fears...turning those into casting of blame.
Right out of the gate, those idiots blame-shift to "culture of hatred" not being their own fault whatsoever? even while they continue non-stop with their own bile and false accusations towards any and all even vaguely conservative?
Yes, that is what they do...but the displays are still stunning.
Just what is it going to take to shake them from their stupor? At least some of them, significant numbers perhaps, are waking up to the fact that Zero-Care promised much, will deliver less than was before, cost much more --- oh, and the deductibles. One HAS to pay those IN FULL before the insurance companies will even begin to pick up their (business end) of the "bargains" (cheaper, better! even more of it!) that the nation was sold by the past Democrat Party majorities, when they held House-Senate-Executive.
They own that garbage. But pointing that out...I'm such a hater.
Nothing is going to help those who are that disconnected from reality.
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