UPDATE | Va. senator's son dies in home after dad stabbed

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, who ran unsuccessfully for governor four years ago, was stabbed today in his head and chest at his home, and his son died at the residence from a gunshot wound, police said.

Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller wouldn't say who stabbed Deeds or how his son was shot, but she did say authorities were not looking for any suspects. The Democratic senator, who has also run for attorney general, was in critical condition at a hospital.

Authorities received a 911 call this morning and responded to the senator's home in in rural Bath County, which is in western Virginia on the border with West Virginia, police said. They found the 55-year-old senator there with multiple stab wounds. Deeds' 24-year-old son, Gus, was also found there at the home, suffering from a gunshot wound.

Geller said they were still trying to figure out motive and the sequence of events.

"It's a very complex investigation," Geller said. She said police have been able to talk with the senator, but she wouldn't reveal what he said. She also did not say who made the 911 call.

Deeds has been in the state Senate since 2001. He also ran for attorney general and governor, losing both times to current Gov. Bob McDonnell.