Cumberland County District RCMP charge man with Attempted Murder

July 28, 2023
Linden, Nova Scotia

News release

Cumberland County District RCMP has charged a man with Attempted Murder after an incident on Hwy. 6 in Linden.

On July 27, 2023, at approximately 2:35 p.m., Cumberland County District RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing on Hwy. 6 in Linden. RCMP officers learned that a 21-year-old man had stabbed a 27-year-old man in the shoulder before exiting the home. RCMP officers located the suspect on the back deck of the home and safely arrested him. The suspect was transported to the Amherst Detachment, where he was held in custody overnight. The victim, suffered serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries and was transported to hospital by ambulance.

Lance Joseph Cameron, 21, of Linden, has been charged with Attempted Murder and Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose. He will appear in Amherst Provincial Court today.

The investigation remains ongoing.

File #: 2023-1091154

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Contact information

Cpl. Chris Marshall
Public Information Officer
Nova Scotia RCMP
rcmpns-grcne@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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