NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n A Philadelphia man<\/a> is facing an attempted murder charge after authorities say he stabbed a gym employee multiple times at a Planet Fitness he had been banned from, leaving the victim fighting for his life.<\/p>\n Davier Massey, 28, was arrested Thursday shortly after the attack at the gym in the Wyncote section of Cheltenham Township, the local police department<\/a> said.<\/p>\n Officers responded around 12:30 p.m. to reports of a stabbing at the Planet Fitness and found a male employee suffering from multiple stab wounds, police said. He was rushed to a trauma center with life-threatening injuries. No updates on his current condition were immediately provided.<\/p>\n Investigators said the attack followed an altercation between the employee and Massey, who had been banned from the gym.<\/p>\n FLORIDA MANIAC ATTACKS CHILD WITH KNIFE AT SCHOOL BUS STOP DAYS AFTER JAIL RELEASE, POLICE SAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Davier Massey, 28, had been banned from the Planet Fitness. It was unclear why he was banned and what led to the alleged altercation with the employee.<\/span> (Cheltenham Township Police Department)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “I can\u2019t believe this. I feel like I\u2019m in a dream right now,” one gym-goer told FOX29 Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n Another told the station that “all the employees are nice” and “uplifting.”<\/p>\n “It\u2019s a little shocking for something to happen right here,” he said.<\/p>\n The attack happened Thursday afternoon at a Planet Fitness in Cheltenham Township, police said.<\/span> (FOX29 Philadelphia WTXF)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n KANSAS MAN CHARGED IN UNPROVOKED PARK STABBING THAT LEFT WOMAN CRITICALLY INJURED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Massey was taken into custody a short distance from the scene and is now facing a long list of charges, including attempted first-degree murder<\/a>, aggravated assault, terroristic threats and possession of an instrument of crime, according to police.<\/p>\n Massey arrested near the gym shortly after the attack, police said.<\/span> (FOX29 Philadelphia WTXF)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Authorities said bail was denied, and Massey is being held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility pending further court proceedings.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Police have not released a motive for the attack or additional details about what sparked the confrontation at the gym<\/a>.<\/p>\n The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n![\"Davier](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1200\/675\/davier-massey-mugshot-wings.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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