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Loved and a young man with a bright future, a future taken away by mental illness. early in the morning on november 19th police received a 911 call about a violent attack on state senator criegh deeds. he was stabbed around his head and torso with multiple slashes across his face. the attack happened on deeds' property just outside his home. the assault was shocking enough but the identity of the attacker was beyond comprehension. it was deeds' son, gus, who turned a gun on himself after the attack. >> senator deeds' son, gus deeds, age 24, was found inside the residence suffering from life th...

Dozens of people killed after an oil pipeline exploded in china. this happened in the eastern part of the country in a city that is a major oil hub. >> now, explosion blasted a big hole in the road above it and an ignited a fire that took hours to bring under control. thities say at least 35 people were killed. and government officials say a leak in the pipeline triggered the blast. >> an update too on that state senator who was stabbed earlier this week. creigh deeds has now been released from the hospital in charlottesville, virginia, on tuesday you might remember his son gus stabbed him mor...

Case for involuntary hospital skags. cnn found three hospitals in that state that say they could have taken in gus deeds. but officials won't say whether they failed to search hard enough or the clock just ran out. >> a tragedy happens, the leg you are reacts will you see it in other states and over time the money chips away and these services aren't available. >> reporter: tonight i spoke to a law professor who was brought in to help reform the facilities and the system. he said he advocated for alternatives to forced hospitalization following the virginia tech shooting. things like crisis ce...

Sources close to the investigation are telling us that deeds was stabbed more than ten time outside his home. he then stumbled down the driveway bleeding. his son went inside and shot himself with a rifle. we are learning that the sheriff was called to the house on monday of this week before this ham. brought gus deeds to the hospital for a mental evaluation but he was released after officials failed to find him a bed. we can report though that cnn has learned, there were actually beds available. chris lawrence is in charlottesville, virginia to begin our coverage "outfront." >> this chapter i...

>> reporter: so how did this father/son team end up like this? the son allegedly killing himself after stabbing his own father in the head and chest ten times. >> i know as a father he had a lot of concerns about his son. >> reporter: he is not the only mentally ill person who did not get help in time. james holmes killed 12 people in a colorado movie theater. adam lanza shot 20 people at a newtown elementary school. liza strong created a firestorm last year when she compared her own son to lanza saying she lives in fear of what he might do because of his mental illness. >> as a society, i don...