a mental health evaluation yesterday and released. what more can you tell us about that? reporter: that s right, the richmond times is reporting that gus deeds was brought in under an emergency custody order to the local county hospital. he was evaluated there, but then turned away after a few hours because there were no beds available. now, the facility will not confirm that he was brought in under that order, but they do say anyone who is brought in under that particular order cannot be held any longer than six hours. cnn also reached out to virginia officials to get an explanation of the bed policy. they tell us that the availability of beds across the state for these types of emergencies is quote tight, but normally, combing multiple hospitals around an area, normally a bed is found. this is an extremely rural area,
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as an attempted murder and suicide. this is not an absolute determination because it is still very much of an active investigation will. reporter: his son gus was often seen at his side on the campaign trail. he was a music major at the college of william and mary. official say in the last month, he left the school. the richmond times dispatch is reporting that gus deeds was sent for a mental health evaluation under an emergency custody order. the paper cites a source saying he was released monday because no bed was available. creigh deeds is well known in virginia politics in his unsuccessful bid to be governor in 2009ering garnered a presidential endorsement. when i look at the way he conducts himself and his campaign, speaking truth to power but always doing it in a way that reminds us that we have to bring people together instead of driving them apart. reporter: one bright spot in all of this. creigh deeds has been upgraded
deeds walked 75 yards down a hill, out to a main road where his cousin picked him up, called 911 and then he was airlifted to the hospital. wolf? chris, according to reports, the senator s son gus was given a mental health evaluation yesterday and released. what more can you tell us about that? reporter: that s right, the richmond times is reporting that gus deeds was brought in under an emergency custody order to the local county hospital. he was evaluated there, but then turned away after a few hours because there were no beds available. now, the facility will not confirm that he was brought in under that order, but they do say anyone who is brought in under that particular order cannot be held any longer than six hours. cnn also reached out to virginia officials to get an explanation of the bed policy. they tell us that the
home. his son dead from suicide. creigh deeds was found with multiple stab wounds to his head and torso. investigators believe his son austin, who is called gus, stabbed him and then turned a gun on himself. outfront, we begin with the story and chris lawrence. reporter: police found a chilling scene after an early morning 911 call. deeds was stabbed multiple times about the head and upper torso. deeds was able to leave the scene on foot. as he was coming down the hill of his residents toward route 42, he encountered a cousin who lives nearby. reporter: he was air lifted to the hospital where they say he was able to speak with them. inside the rural virginia home, deputies found the senator s 24-year-old son gus suffering from a gunshot wound. he died at the scene. police say there was an altercation. based on the evidence we have, we are looking into there