Steve Helber/APPolice say State Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, was found stabbed at his home. His son Gus is reportedly dead from a gunshot wound.
Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds is in critical condition after he was stabbed at his home in Bath County and his son Gus is dead from a gunshot wound, police told the Richmond Times-Dispatch Tuesday.
Law enforcement sources are investigating what led to the violence.
Police were called to Deeds' home at 7:25 am, according to WRC-TV.
The 55-year-old is being treated at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Va.
Deeds, a Democrat, previously ran for Attorney General of Virginia in 2005 and Governor of Virginia in 2009.
A father of four, Deeds has served as a Virginia state senator since 2001.
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