The proximity of French train hero Alek Skarlatos to the muslim shooter at Umpqua Community College in Oregon was an interesting coincidence.
Now, we have this from California's Sacramento Bee:
French train attack hero Spencer Stone stabbed in midtown Sacramento
French train hero and Sacramento native Spencer Stone was stabbed in midtown Sacramento early Thursday, but police say he was not targeted because of his worldwide notoriety.
Instead, Sacramento police said on Twitter that the incident, which occurred after midnight near a strip of bars, appeared to be alcohol related and was not a terrorist act, the tweet said. Stone was one of the three men from Sacramento who stopped a terrorist attack aboard a train bound for Paris in August.
“Airman 1st Class Stone is in stable condition,” the Air Force said on its Twitter account. “Please keep him and his family in your thoughts.”
And a bit more:
Stone, Alex Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler are three friends who were hailed as international heroes after thwarting a gunman armed with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in August. They since have visited President Obama in the Oval Office and were honored by a parade in Sacramento.
Probably unrelated but still...