Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, who helped take down a gunman on a train in Belgium, was stabbed four times in the chest in Sacramento early Thursday morning, Air Force Times has learned.
“A1C Spencer Stone has been transported to a local hospital, and is currently being treated for injury,” Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. Christopher Karns said in an email in Air Force Times. “The incident is currently under investigation by local law enforcement. He is currently in stable condition.”
Sacramento police tweeted: “The assault incident is not related to a terrorist act. Assault occurred near a bar, alcohol is believed to be a factor.”
Update: The assault incident is not related to a terrorist act. Assault occurred near a bar, alcohol is believed to be a factor.
— Sacramento Police (@SacPolice) October 8, 2015
A Sacramento TV station reported on the stabbing but did not include the victim’s name. The stabbing happened about 12:45 a.m. on Thursday on a Sacramento street corner.
The victim suffered “multiple stab wounds to his torso,” ABC10 Sacramento reported. Police initially said he was in critical condition but is now expected to survive.
Although the Air Force has identified Stone as the stabbing victim, Sacramento police have not officially named the person who was stabbed.
Sacramento police said they received a call from about the stabbing from a passerby, a news release says.
“It is believed that the victim was out with a group of friends when a physical altercation led to the victim being stabbed multiple times in his upper body,” the news release says. “Detectives were called to the scene to assist with the investigation and the victim is currently being treated for what appears to be non-life threatening injuries.”
The news release does not include the name of the man stabbed, who is only identified as “a man in his 20s.”
“The Sacramento Police Department respects the identity of all crime victims and appreciates your patience as we work to provide you with further details,” the news release says.
“Although the Air Force has identified Stone as the stabbing victim, Sacramento police have not officially named the person who was stabbed.”
Gotta love the ambiguity.
“Sacramento police tweeted: “The assault incident is not related to a terrorist act.”
Seriously?
Are most stabbings ‘terrorist’ related?
Shoulda stayed in France. Safer than CA, anyway.
so that’s the college one paris hero attended attacked and one other hero stabbed. Who’s next?
Never a dull moment, ul.