A Penn State student is in critical condition after he was stabbed in the heart early Friday morning at Club Love, 129 1/2 S. Pugh St.

Doctors at Mount Nittany Medical Center performed open-heart massage on Michael Donahue, 22, of Drums, Pa., for more than an hour early Friday morning. According to court documents, a doctor who performed emergency surgery on Donahue told the State College Police Department “he didn’t know why Donahue was still alive.”

State College Police Sgt. Mark Argiro said he believes doctors are afraid to move Donahue to a special care facility because of his condition.

Police said Josephy Ventura, 27, of East Prospect Avenue, allegedly stabbed Donahue with a 7-inch, wood-handle kitchen knife with a 3-inch blade inside Club Love. Ventura was restrained by bar staff until taken into police custody, according to court documents. He was charged and committed to Centre County Prison in lieu of $3 million bail.

Police said there is no evidence to suspect that Ventura and Donahue knew each other prior to the stabbing.

State College Police Sgt. John Gardner said police are still unsure of the events that led up to the 1:30 a.m. stabbing. Donahue’s roommate, Brandon Lawson, told police he saw Donahue attempt to break up a fight when he was stabbed.

According to court documents, Ventura was upset about an incident in which his girlfriend, a Penn State student, was allegedly assaulted earlier in the night. Police did not indicate that Donahue was linked to the incident.

According to court documents, State College Police Det. Bill Wagner reviewed the surveillance tape from inside the bar and observed Ventura “making a thrusting motion with his hand” toward Donahue’s chest.

When interviewed at about 3:30 a.m. Friday, Ventura told police he didn’t stab anyone. Police searched Ventura’s jacket and found the knife with blood on it, which Ventura told police was his own, according to court documents.

Ventura is charged with criminal attempt – a third degree murder charge – aggravated assault, simple assault, possessing instruments of crime and recklessly endangering another person. His preliminary hearing is slated for Wednesday at the Centre County Courthouse.

Police ask that anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has related information to contact the State College Police Department at 814-234-7150 or Det. Ralph Ralston at 814-278-4742.