"We're still looking into and leaning towards it being an attempted murder-suicide. But at this time, it's not concrete," Geller told a televised news conference, adding that police had recovered a firearm.
Police gave scant details about what they believe happened inside the home. Only Deeds and his son were at home at the time of the incident, though the senator's wife lives there as well, Geller said.
After Deeds was stabbed, the senator walked from his home to the street, police said. A cousin who was driving by saw him, picked him up and took him to the cousin's home, where they called police.
Geller said Deeds has been able to talk to police and was in fair condition, but declined to release details about his statements."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-senator-virginia-20131119,0,2188054.story
Headline of the above story is "Police probe IF Virginia senator was stabbed by son". I suppose they need to have objective proof that the stabbing was done by the son before they make a definitive statement? But surely if a stabbing victim says "so-and-so did this to me" that is pretty darn definitive.
I am confused about "the wives". One article says ex-wife lived at this house. This one says "his wife" lived there but was not home. "His wife" would be the second wife.
Questions I have:
Who lived at this house? Where was wife #2 if not at this house?
Did son live at this house? Was wife #2 not there because she was afraid after son was released from psychiatric hold the day before?
How was victim dressed? In pajamas? Was he asleep when attacked? How do you stab someone multiple times in one area of the body if they are awake and upright?
Although we will likely never know, I do wonder what the "working diagnosis" was of the son was when he was released the prior day "because they could not find an available bed". (And things must be pretty bad if you are a State Senator and your child needs to be hospitalized and they "can't find a bed"!)
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Here is an article about another "messed up" son of a prominent father. Luckily in this case, the father notified police of the son's threats. Son is now in prison. (This story was a long and ongoing story that was known and followed by the local press for several years prior to the dramatic arrest of the son - who had the father's stolen gun with him - at the Pepperdine campus.) Upon reading this article it sounds as if this father still holds out hope for his son. I hope that father is following THIS story!
http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_d7e231ec-862b-11e2-a5e6-001a4bcf887a.html?mode=image&photo=0
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Oh, my. There is speculation within comments after this article that the father may have shot the son. In self defense.
"We are looking at this as an attempted murder and suicide," Geller said at a late-afternoon news conference.
Authorities said they were still working to determine precisely what happened as the events unfolded around 7:25 a.m. at the home of Deeds, a Democrat who was his party's unsuccessful nominee for governor in 2009 and attorney general in 2005."
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/s...cle_431e61ca-5128-11e3-944a-001a4bcf6878.html