Suspect arrested after man caught on camera shoving another down SkyTrain stairs in Vancouver

Vancouver Police say they have arrested a suspect one day after releasing a video that shows a man being pushed down a flight of stairs at a city transit stop.

Police say a man was arrested Saturday in the alleged assault of a 61-year-old man at the downtown Granville SkyTrain station.

Const. Tania Visintin says in a statement the arrest was made after a citizen reported seeing the suspect after watching the video police posted on social media.

She says more than 80,000 people viewed and shared the video of the alleged March 1 incident within the first 24 hours of its release.

Visintin says the social media exposure helped police make an arrest in the incident.

She says a 53-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged incident, but has yet to be formally charged.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 20, 2022.