Baby becomes fifth person to die from Bourke Street carnage

By With the Age
Updated January 22 2017 - 10:38am, first published January 21 2017 - 9:00am

What we know so far: 

  • Five people have been killed, two of them children.
  • A car ran down multiple people along Bourke Street in the Melbourne CBD about 1.30pm on Friday.
  • A man identified as Dimitrious 'Jimmy' Gargasoulas allegedly drove the car.
  • Gargasoulas, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was shot by police and is receiving treatment for his injuries. 
  • Police said the attack was not terror-related.
  • Those who died include a 10-year-old girl, 25-year-old man, 33-year-old man, 32-year-old woman and a three-month-old baby boy, who died in hospital on Saturday evening.
Baby dies following Bourke Street carnage
Baby dies following Bourke Street carnage

Related coverage:

UPDATE, SUNDAY 10.25am: A vigil will be held at Federation Square in Melbourne on Monday to grieve the lives lost as a result of Friday’s carnage on Bourke Street. 

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