A 60-year-old man was taken to a hospital Wednesday night after he was reportedly stabbed with a jackknife following a tai chi class in Cambridge.

Cambridge police spokesman Jeremy Warnick said the incident happened just after 6:30 p.m. and left the man with a minor puncture wound to his upper back. A tweet from the department said the stabbing followed an “altercation.”

Officers are in the Temple St. area after a male victim sustained a minor injury to their neck as a result of a male suspect known to them reportedly stabbing/slashing the victim with what was believed to be a jack knife following an altercation after a fitness class. #CambMA — Cambridge Police?? (@CambridgePolice) August 21, 2019

Warnick said the 60-year-old was allegedly stabbed by a man that he knew, possibly from the class, which was held at the YWCA on Temple Street. The YWCA’s website says the facility provides shelter for single women and people experiencing homelessness.


The YWCA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Police said they have identified a suspect, but no arrests had been made as of Thursday morning.

“It’s a matter of timing,” Warnick said.