( CNN ) -- Sheriff 's deputies had been called to the home of Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds a day before the fight that left his son dead and the veteran politician with multiple stab wounds , investigators reported Wednesday . Deputies responded to a `` nonemergency call for assistance '' at Deeds ' home in Millboro , in the rural western part of the state , on Monday , Virginia State Police said . The deputies made no arrests , and no charges were filed , the agency said . A police source confirmed that Deeds ' son , Austin `` Gus '' Deeds , was taken to a local hospital under an emergency custody order for an evaluation by mental health professionals . The following morning , Deeds was stabbed multiple times during a fight with his 24-year-old son , who then shot himself with a rifle , according to autopsy results state police disclosed Wednesday . The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Tuesday that the younger Deeds had been given a mental health evaluation under an emergency custody order . But Dennis Cropper , executive director of the Rockbridge Area Community Services Board , said that Austin Deeds had been released because no psychiatric bed could be found for him across a wide area of western Virginia , the newspaper reported . But three hospitals in the area told CNN Wednesday that they had beds available , and no one called them . All three are within an hour or two of the Deeds family home in Millboro , about 150 miles west of Richmond . Mental health : Warning signs parents ca n't ignore . Virginia law requires doctors to find a bed for a patient under an emergency custody order within four hours or release them . Sources close to the investigation told CNN that Deeds , the 2009 Democratic nominee for governor , was stabbed more than 10 times . He was in good condition Wednesday afternoon the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville . A cousin found the bleeding lawmaker walking down a road near his home after the fight and called for help , state police said . State troopers who went to Deeds ' home found Gus Deeds suffering from a gunshot wound and were unable to save him , state police said Tuesday . The incident stunned the political community in Virginia , where Deeds is a well-known lawmaker who ran for attorney general and governor . The man who defeated him in both races , current Gov . Bob McDonnell , called Tuesday 's events `` heartbreaking . '' CNN 's Chris Lawrence , Leslie Bentz and Lesa Jansen contributed to this report .
Sheriff 's deputies were called to Creigh Deeds ' home on Monday , state police say . The sheriff says he was not at the house when officers arrived and that they had no reason to believe there was a threat inside. Three hospitals tell CNN they had psychiatric beds available Monday . The Virginia state senator was stabbed more than 10 times , sources say .