Delivery Worker Shot Dead In Forest Hills, Officials Say

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — A delivery man was shot dead in Forest Hills Saturday night, leaving behind a grieving family and unanswered questions about the shooter, police and politicians said.

Zhiwen Yan, 45, was out making deliveries on his scooter near 108th Street and 67 Drive about 9:35 p.m. when he was shot in the chest, officials said.

Medics rushed Yan to Elmhurst Hospital but doctors were unable to save his life, according to police.

"This is a terrible and horrific tragedy and my heart aches for the victim’s loved ones," said U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, a Queens Democrat.

“This delivery worker was working hard, trying to earn a living to support his family when he was senselessly shot and killed."

No arrests had been made as of Monday morning, according to police, but sources told the New York Post a 50-year-old customer of the Queens Boulevard restaurant Great Wall is under suspicion.

The customer reportedly menaced staff with a gun and vandalized their vehicles, according to the Post.

Meng visited the Yan family — Zhiwen was a husband and father of three, the Post reports— Sunday afternoon and shared a photograph of his grieving widow staring down at the concrete, a friend holding her hand.

"I will continue to be there for the family to provide any assistance they need," Meng said. "The person responsible must face justice."

A memorial for delivery workers and drivers killed on the job will take place 1 p.m. Tuesday at Inwood Hill Park at the Tree of Peace, according to organizers from Justice for App Workers.

The family has launched a GoFundMe that raised more than $45,000 as of Monday morning.

"He was a hardworking delivery man," wrote his wife Kunying, "and always provided for his family."