I'm losing my touch. By the time I got to the stabbing in the area of 29 Walker St., tonight, the victim was already all packaged up and in the ambulance, so no pictures. It happened right about 10 p.m.

A 19-year-old guy got stabbed in torso during a fight outside a birthday party of some sort. Radio broadcasts indicated there were plenty of gang members around.

Capt. Kevin Sullivan, the sector commander in charge of that entire third of the city, was filling in tonight as the gang unit commander. Not a bad fit since Sullivan did that job full time back a few years ago when gang violence was a much bigger issue than it has been lately.

He said the stab wound was to the guy's torso, but that it appeared to be minor and non life-threatening. The victim was taken to Lowell General Hospital.

Police didn't seem to be getting a ton of cooperation at the scene. The gang unit guys have quite a bit of info about local gangs folks stored upstairs, though, so it sounds like they're already checking a few guys out here tonight.

Anyone with information is asked to call Lowell police at (978) 937-3200 or Crimestoppers at (978) 459-TIPS (8477). Callers may remain anonymous, but can receive up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest.