Spencer Stone, Hero Who Stopped French Train Attack, Stabbed In Sacramento

Spencer Stone, the Carmichael man who in August helped thwart a terrorist attack on a train in France, was stabbed Wednesday night in Sacramento, the Air Force confirmed to Patch.

The incident is under investigation by local authorities.

“Everybody send prayers out to the Stone family today,” tweeted Alek Skarlatos, one of the three Americans who helped thwart the train attack.

Sacramento Police received a call about a stabbing following a physical altercation at 12:46 a.m. early Thursday morning near 21st Street and K Street, according to the Sacramento Police Department.

The victim had been stabbed “multiple times in his upper body,” according to the statement.

The assault was not related to a terrorist attack, and alcohol is thought to be a factor, Sacramento Police said in a follow-up statement on Twitter.

Stone, an Airman 1st Class from Carmichael, was one of three Americans credited with taking down a gunman on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris on August 21.

During the train attack, Stone was stabbed with a box cutter and needed surgery.

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