On July 13, 2026, at approximately 4:20 p.m., Charlottetown Police Services were called to an altercation near Park Street. It was determined that a verbal altercation between two individuals that were known to each other had escalated and that one individual was stabbed multiple times.
35-year-old Colby Strickland was arrested on scene without incident and taken to the Provincial Correctional Centre. The 30-year-old victim was treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and later released.
Strickland has been charged with the following offences:
- Attempted murder (s. 239 CCC)
- Aggravated assault (s. 268 CCC)
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose (s. 88 CCC)
- Failure to comply with probation order (s. 733 CCC)
He was remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on July 16, 2026.
File No. 2026-990830