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Stabbing Of Democratic Senator Rocks Virginia

Creigh Deeds – the 2009 Democratic nominee for governor in the state of Virginia – has been hospitalized with severe stab wounds while his son, Gus Deeds, has been killed by a gunshot wound. All in an early morning incident at Deeds’ rural Virginia residence … What happened? At this…

Creigh Deeds – the 2009 Democratic nominee for governor in the state of Virginia – has been hospitalized with severe stab wounds while his son, Gus Deeds, has been killed by a gunshot wound.

All in an early morning incident at Deeds’ rural Virginia residence …

What happened? At this point details are sketchy … but initial reports suggest Deeds was attacked in his home by his son, who then committed suicide.

“Virginia State Police are on the scene of an assault of a state legislator that took place Tuesday morning,” an official news release noted. “Senator Creigh Deeds has been transported to U.Va. Hospital in Charlottesville for treatment of serious injuries sustained in the assault at his residence.”

Virginia State Police confirmed that a “second individual” was “deceased” at Deeds’ home in Bath County, Virginia – an individual later confirmed to be 24-year-old Gus Deeds.

At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corrine Geller said Creigh Deeds was stabbed “multiple times” in the “head and upper torso.” She added that the Senator was able to communicate with law enforcement agents in the aftermath of the attack – although she declined to reveal what he said.

Geller also declined to say whether the gunshot wound that killed Gus Deeds was self-inflicted.

Geller did say that Virginia State Police were not seeking any additional suspects in connection with the incident.

Deeds, 55, has served in the Virginia State Senate since 2001. He was handily defeated in the 2009 governor’s race by Republican Bob McDonnell – falling victim to the initial wave of backlash against the policies of U.S. President Barack Obama.

Four years before that – in 2005 – McDonnell narrowly defeated Deeds in a statewide election for Attorney General.

“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. He cares deeply about Virginia, and the people of Virginia care deeply for him,” McDonnell said in a statement Tuesday. “I urge all Virginians today to join me in praying for a full and complete recovery for Creigh and for many more years of his public service to the commonwealth. At this moment, our state unites in prayer for Creigh Deeds and his family.”

Deeds is currently listed in critical condition – receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.

Austin “Gus” Deeds – who campaigned alongside his father in 2009 – was one of four children from Deeds’ first marriage to Pamela Kay Miller. That marriage ended in divorce in 2010, and Deeds married Siobhan Gilbride Lomax last June.

UPDATE: Virginia State Police have confirmed they are investigating the Deeds’ incident as an attempted murder-suicide perpetrated by Gus Deeds, who reportedly underwent a mental evaluation on Monday evening under an emergency custody order.

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20 comments

Frank Pytel November 19, 2013 at 11:53 am

1 down

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Noon's Not Too Soon November 19, 2013 at 12:12 pm

You drinking a 6 pack or a 12?

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BigT November 19, 2013 at 12:13 pm

Seriously? A man was attacked by his son, who then took his own like, and even if the man survives a family will forever be scarred. Your flippant response is disgusting and utterly Unchristian. Regardless of this man’s political positions this is an tragic event.

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Frank Pytel November 19, 2013 at 12:17 pm

Your not T. Besides, nbc

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/19/.UouXSTBiSeo.twitter

Is confirming this as a libturd BOGO. An official two’fer. T ‘s probably pullin multjple Hancocks.

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Vee Dee Ramone November 19, 2013 at 12:43 pm

Hands on cocks?

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Frank Pytel November 19, 2013 at 1:44 pm

T’s Trailer is prolly beat all to hell by now.

Say it like it is November 19, 2013 at 1:16 pm

You are a disgusting piece of shit. I’ve been on this website on a number of occasions and you never fail to spew some sort of vile horseship completely void of rational and insightful thought. FITS, as long as you allow pukes like this asshole to comment, your own work is tainted.

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Beavis November 19, 2013 at 1:24 pm

He, he, he…he said “taint”

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Frank Pytel November 19, 2013 at 1:45 pm

Hey, just sayin. meh

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BigT November 19, 2013 at 2:04 pm

I pray that you don’t interact with people in the real world with the same lack of basic human decency that you display when you post on this forum. Hopefully when you aren’t hiding behind your your keyboard courage you find the fortitude to act like a decent human being. I’ll be praying for your soul Mr. Pytel.

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Frank Pytel November 19, 2013 at 2:34 pm

Meh

Smirks November 19, 2013 at 3:20 pm

FITS, as long as you allow pukes like this asshole to comment, your own work is tainted.

I agree with the first part of your post, but dude, no. Fuck censorship. If someone wants to be an asshole, let them be an asshole and treat them accordingly.

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Frank Pytel November 19, 2013 at 4:59 pm

Remember that tidbit.

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Tater November 19, 2013 at 3:51 pm

‘horseship’? Is that some sort of boat for horses, or you just cant spell horseshit?

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The Colonel November 19, 2013 at 12:59 pm

I’m trying to figure out why this is a story – these idiot Democrats have been killing me for years…
Okay, okay, I keeed! I keeed. Terrible shame…

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Smirks November 19, 2013 at 3:42 pm

That’s pretty fucked up no matter what the circumstances are. That really sucks.

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Smirks November 19, 2013 at 4:06 pm

Dennis Cropper, executivedirector of the Rockbridge County Community Services Board, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that the emergency custody order, or ECO, allowed Gus Deeds to be held as long as four hours to determine whether he should be kept longer, up to 48 hours, under a temporary detention order.

The son was evaluated Monday at Bath Community Hospital, Cropper said, but was released because no psychiatric bed could be located across a wide area of western Virginia.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/deeds-critically-wounded-son-dead-from-gunshot/article_431e61ca-5128-11e3-944a-001a4bcf6878.html

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Slartibartfast November 19, 2013 at 4:55 pm

If I may.. There is no moral lesson here for either Democrats or Republicans. When a parent raises a child, he can never know what sort of pollution his child will be subjected to, and he can never be be sure that there are no chemical imbalances in his child. The man was a Democrat, which means he was misguided; but the relationship with his son has nothing to do with his political ideology. On the other hand, it may have everything to do with his LOVE of politics over his family, which is a temptation of every statesman and politician, regardless of party.

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Frank Pytel November 19, 2013 at 4:58 pm

I agreed up to the point of ideology. Interaction the child may or may not have recieved included this portion of the whole. We are a sum of all of our parts.

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Slartibartfast November 20, 2013 at 1:06 pm

True enough. And in some extraordinary circumstances, more than the sum.

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