Philadelphia Man Charged in Planet Fitness Stabbing

A 28-year-old Philadelphia man faces attempted murder charges after stabbing a Planet Fitness employee multiple times during an altercation at the gym in suburban Pennsylvania, authorities said.

The attack occurred Thursday around 12:30 p.m. at the Planet Fitness located at 1000 South Easton Road in the Wyncote section of Cheltenham Township. Police responded to reports of a stabbing and found the male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was transported to a nearby trauma center with life-threatening injuries and is now recovering in the hospital, according to officials.

Investigators determined that the suspect, identified as Davier Massey of Philadelphia, had been banned from the gym the previous day over an unpaid membership bill. Massey returned to the location twice on Thursday, causing a disturbance each time. During his second visit, an argument with the employee escalated into a physical confrontation, leading to the stabbing, police said. Officers located and arrested Massey a short distance away in the same shopping center without further incident.

Massey is charged with criminal attempt to commit murder of the first degree, aggravated assault, terroristic...