Virginia state Senator Creigh Deeds stabbed by son, police believe
Senator Creigh Deeds, a former candidate for governor, is in "fair"
condition from stab wounds to his head and torso, said police.
The other person found in the property was Mr Deeds's son, Gus, 24, who died at the scene from a gunshot wound.
Police said they were not looking for any suspects.
Virginia state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said investigators were still trying to figure out motive and the sequence of events but said the two men had been involved in an "altercation".
Ms Geller said that "based on the evidence we have right now we are looking into this as an attempted murder and suicide".
Police said that despite his injuries Mr Deeds was able to walk from his home in rural Bath County, western Virginia, to a nearby road. A cousin who was driving by saw him and picked him up, making a call to emergency services.
Mr Deeds, 55, was flown to the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville.
Ms Geller said that he had "been able to talk with investigators and our troopers" about the incident.
The other person found in the property was Mr Deeds's son, Gus, 24, who died at the scene from a gunshot wound.
Police said they were not looking for any suspects.
Virginia state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said investigators were still trying to figure out motive and the sequence of events but said the two men had been involved in an "altercation".
Ms Geller said that "based on the evidence we have right now we are looking into this as an attempted murder and suicide".
Police said that despite his injuries Mr Deeds was able to walk from his home in rural Bath County, western Virginia, to a nearby road. A cousin who was driving by saw him and picked him up, making a call to emergency services.
Mr Deeds, 55, was flown to the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville.
Ms Geller said that he had "been able to talk with investigators and our troopers" about the incident.
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