A cyclist was stabbed in the chest by a teenager on the 13th
while riding his bike home, Kyra’s husband Brian was attacked with a knife by a teenager. He was riding near 7th and L Streets SE when he ran into the teens. One of them stepped out onto the street and stabbed him on the chest. Although Brian is fine –he only required a staple and antibiotics– his story is a painful reminder that there are those out there who can and do hurt others.
Update: Here's another description
A NAVSEA 05 employee was assaulted on his way home from work yesterday (~1730 13 Jan 15). He was riding his bike north on 7th street between K & L in SE DC (in vicinity of Marine Barracks). He noticed a group of kids, and one came out between the cars and stabbed him in the chest.
Isn't this just cyclist paranoia, part of the war on knives?
Posted by: SJE | January 16, 2015 at 10:50 AM
If the youth had been smart enough to try to hit the cyclist with his car, he might have only gotten a traffic ticket.
Posted by: Jack | January 16, 2015 at 01:42 PM
...and a thumbs-up from Courtland.
Posted by: DE | January 16, 2015 at 01:57 PM
The cyclist should not have ridden in the path of the guy's knife.
Posted by: Jack | January 16, 2015 at 02:29 PM
Whoa, blaming the kid with the knife. He was just defending himself because the guy was on a bike. And something about lycra and Lance Armstrong. And because the kid once saw a cyclist run a stop sign, it was completely necessary that he stab the cyclist and put an end to his entitled disrespect of knife-wielding Washingtonians.
Posted by: SJE | January 16, 2015 at 02:40 PM
SJEm you left out the arrogance of the cyclist...
Posted by: Kolo Jezdec | January 16, 2015 at 07:07 PM
The article fails to mention whether he was wearing a helmet.
Posted by: Michael Roy | January 19, 2015 at 10:48 AM
Of course. We all know cyclists are arrogant. Just ask Courtland Milloy.
Posted by: SJE | January 19, 2015 at 01:35 PM
Has anyone ever seen that kid and Courtland Milloy at the same time? Just sayin'...
Posted by: Question | January 20, 2015 at 03:25 PM