By MEGHAN KENEALLY
One of the three Americans who helped stop a terrorist
attack on a train this August in France has been stabbed and is in
stable condition, a defense department official confirmed to ABC News.
Spencer Stone, a member of the U.S. Air Force, was reportedly attacked at approximately 1 a.m. PT, according to an Air Force spokesperson. The attack took place in the area of 21st Street and K Street in Sacramento, Calif. The Sacramento Police later added on Twitter that the "assault occurred near a bar, alcohol is believed to be a factor."
American Train Hero Spencer Stone Thought He Was 'Going to Get Shot' Inside the Attack on Paris-Bound Train: The Timeline of Terror ABC News affiliate KXTV reported that Stone suffered multiple stab wounds to his torso.
Spencer Stone, a member of the U.S. Air Force, was reportedly attacked at approximately 1 a.m. PT, according to an Air Force spokesperson. The attack took place in the area of 21st Street and K Street in Sacramento, Calif. The Sacramento Police later added on Twitter that the "assault occurred near a bar, alcohol is believed to be a factor."
American Train Hero Spencer Stone Thought He Was 'Going to Get Shot' Inside the Attack on Paris-Bound Train: The Timeline of Terror ABC News affiliate KXTV reported that Stone suffered multiple stab wounds to his torso.
"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 public information officer for the Sacramento
Police Department said in a statement to KXTV. "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."
An Air Force spokesperson confirmed to ABC News that Stone had been
transported to a local hospital and is currently being treated for his
injury. The incident is under investigation by local law enforcement.
Everybody send prayers out to the stone family today
— alek skarlatos (@alekskarlatos) October 8, 2015
Stone, 23, was traveling on board a train headed to Paris with two friends when the train came under attack by a gunman.
Stone ran at the gunman and later said in an interview released by the Pentagon that he remembered thinking "I'm going to get shot, I'm dead."
Stone lives in Carmichael, Calif., a suburb of Sacramento. He had to
have surgery to reattach his thumb after it was cut off with a box
cutter by the attacker on the train.
Stone and his friends Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler received the Legion of Honor medal, France's highest honor.
Skarlatos posted a message on Twitter this morning once news broke of Stone's injury.
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