French train attack hero Spencer Stone was stabbed 'four times in the chest' early Thursday while trying to protect a friend in Sacramento. The attack was so violent that police began treating the case as a homicide when they arrived on the scene shortly after 12:45am.
The 23-year-old U.S. airman 1st class was one of the three Americans who managed to take down a gunman as he opened fire on a Paris-bound train this past August.
CBS News reports he suffered a wound to the heart and the lung and was with a female companion when the stabbing occurred.
He was taken to the UC Davis Medical Center where he is being treated for the serious injuries he received during the assault.
The stabbing happened at 12:45am at the intersection of 21st and K in the city and the crime was so violent that two blocks of the street were shut down.
The owner of a liquor store told CBS Scaremento he has video of the incident and it appears to show five to six men attacking someone in an intersection.
'They're technically now considered to be targets,' said Stone's father. Initially police did not believe that Stone would be able to survive his injuries. 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,' police said in a statement. 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 spokesman said; 'He is alive and in stable condition at this time. We do not have any information as to the events preceding the incident.'
A man and woman were questioned by police after the attack, but it is not known if they were taken into custody.
Police also said; 'The assault incident is not related to a terrorist act. Assault occurred near a bar, alcohol is believed to be a factor.'
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