# Source note — West Vancouver arrest after Horseshoe Bay youth assault: what police confirmed

Captured: 2026-06-15 PDT

## Facebook prompt
Source: ESS TOWN public Facebook photo post via share URL.
Visible claim: youth targeted near Horseshoe Bay; suspect later arrested on Vancouver Island; next court date September 9, 2026.

## Official verification
West Vancouver Police Department release, June 7, 2026: female youth assaulted in the 6300 block of Keith Road shortly before 3:20 p.m. on June 3; suspect description released; file 26-5575.

West Vancouver Police Department release, June 8, 2026: suspect arrested on Vancouver Island; next appearance in North Vancouver Provincial Court on September 9, 2026.

## Caution
Do not treat Facebook-only details such as international-student status or BC Ferries CCTV as confirmed unless separately sourced.