{"id":955788,"date":"2026-11-07T09:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T09:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/955788\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T09:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T09:52:13","slug":"delivery-driver-killed-in-melbourne-cbd-remembered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/955788\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivery driver killed in Melbourne CBD remembered"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man has been arrested following the fatal stabbing of a food delivery rider in central Melbourne last night.<\/p>\n

Victoria Police said emergency services were called to Frederick Way, near Queen Victoria Market, just after 8pm on Friday.<\/p>\n

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There they found a man with stab wounds and he was treated by paramedics, however he died at the scene.<\/p>\n

Family of the deceased man, Jianming Feng, confirmed the 47-year-old food delivery driver’s identity to the ABC.<\/p>\n

A vigil is scheduled to be held at the front of Melbourne’s State Library this evening to pay tribute to Mr Feng, who hails from the Shanxi province city of Xi An in China.<\/p>\n

Mr Feng’s daughter, who is currently in China, told the ABC that her father was a “down to earth, diligent and humble” man.<\/p>\n

The woman, who opted not to be named, said the family was in the process of applying passports to fly to Melbourne.<\/p>\n

“We are asking help from the embassy,” Mr Feng’s daughter said.<\/p>\n

“They have confirmed they will help with the visa processing.”<\/p>\n

Detectives believe the victim was one of two food delivery riders who saw somebody tampering with their bikes and confronted him.<\/p>\n

An altercation occurred and one of the riders was fatally stabbed and the other, a 34-year-old man, suffered non-life threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old man was discharged from the Royal Melbourne Hospital today.<\/p>\n

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A vigil in memory of Jianming Feng was held outside Melbourne’s State Library, less than 24 hours after Mr Feng was fatally stabbed. (ABC News)<\/p>\n

Victoria Police said a 51-year-old Footscray man was arrested in Footscray this morning and will be interviewed.<\/p>\n

Police said they were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident.<\/p>\n

Food delivery company Hungry Panda confirmed the man was one of their delivery riders and said they were “deeply saddened” by the incident.<\/p>\n

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Victoria Police said the man who was fatally stabbed was a food delivery rider. (ABC News)<\/p>\n

“Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with his family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time,” a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

“We have established a dedicated response team and are actively reaching out to his family to offer the necessary assistance and support.<\/p>\n

“We are cooperating with Victoria Police and relevant authorities in their ongoing investigation.”<\/p>\n

A crime scene with cordons has been set up between Queen Street and A’Beckett Street.<\/p>\n

Nearby business owner Thomas told the ABC Mr Feng was well regarded by hospitality workers in the culinary precinct.<\/p>\n

“He came to our restaurant every day. He was a very nice guy,” the hospitality business owner said.<\/p>\n

“He was a very hardworking gentleman. It’s not safe around the city, it’s not safe at night.”<\/p>\n

Police have not yet released any further details about the man who died.<\/p>\n

Floral tributes were placed at the scene today, which is located close to a range of cafes, takeaway food shops and accommodation providers.<\/p>\n

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Floral tributes were placed at the central Melbourne scene, near Queen Victoria Market. (ABC News: Alexandra Alvaro)<\/p>\n

Bela Le, who lives near the scene, was one of the mourners to pay tribute to the deceased.<\/p>\n

“It’s a tragedy. We all feel very sorry. Chinese [people] really appreciate those who are hardworking and kind,” she said.<\/p>\n

A nearby resident taped posters at the scene which stated, “Stand for Justice. Stand for Safety”, and “He delivered food to pay for his children’s tuition. He never came home”.<\/p>\n

The resident told the ABC she was distressed that such a violent incident could occur in the popular precinct.<\/p>\n

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A concerned citizen taped anti-violence posters at the crime scene, near Queen Victoria Market. (ABC News)<\/p>\n

“I feel very sorry for him and his family,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Immigrants like us feel worried and concerned.”<\/p>\n

Anyone with information has been asked to contact CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man has been arrested following the fatal stabbing of a food delivery rider in central Melbourne last…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":955789,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,2603,1300,11224,55690,647,44,1158,27777],"class_list":["post-955788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cbd","tag-death","tag-fatal","tag-homeless","tag-melbourne","tag-news","tag-police","tag-stabbing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/955789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=955788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=955788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}