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I just couldn't -- i didn't want to think that. and i certainly didn't think he was going to hurt himself. and i said, please don't hurt him. and when i heard that on the scanner, you know, i worried -- i was worried about gus, but i knew there weren't any bullets in the house. so -- there was no ammunition for that .22 rifle in the house that i was aware of, and so i didn't think it was possible for it to be gus. so when i woke up, you know, they got -- surgery and stuff the next day, you know -- the next afternoon sometime when i woke up and i got that thing out of my mouth, i asked -- i sai...

And over again by his own son. now, virginia state senator, creigh deeds, is speaking out about mental illness. the day before the attack, deeds had tried to get his adult son, gus, committed to a hospital. he was told there weren't any psychiatric beds available. gus, by law, had to be released after six hours. deeds shared what happens next with our anderson cooper. >> i got up. as i said, i was a little nervous. i knew the job of taking him to lexington was going to be tough. i knew there would be some confrontation. i didn't think there would be any violence. i knew there would be discussi...

I'm determined that gus not be remembered just for his illness or what ended his life. i mean, that's nothing. he was such a good boy. a good man. he had a good heart. he loved people. gus. i ran for statewide office twice, and neither time i won, but gus was kind of a constant on both those campaigns. he nicknamed all the kids that worked for me. he loved those kids and they loved him. he'd entertain them with the banjo or the harmonica. and you know, he named all the ca ca cats. you know, we have a barn, so there are lots of cats that come in there. and you know, i've been known to not turn ...

We're back with the story of virginia state senator, creigh deeds. his son attacked him last november, stabbing him multiple times. he survived the attack. in a conversation with anderson cooper, deeds tells about how he heard about his son's suicide. >> either in the rescue squad or the helicopter, i heard a scanner report that there was a second victim of the gun shot wound to the head. well, at that point, i was worried about gus. when i got -- when my cousin took me up to his house, there was a trooper up there. and i said -- he was going down to the house. because i told him, i thought th...