The shooting death of a Chinese food delivery man on his scooter in New York's little area has shocked the entire city.

At 4:30 p.m. on April 30, Yan Zhiwen was sitting on his scooter in Forest Hills, Queens, waiting for the traffic signal to turn green when a man approached him.

New York Times reports that he fired several bullets, then fled in his automobile.

However, they found him dead when they got him to the hospital.

According to CBS News, when Yan Kun Ying arrived at the hospital, he had already died.

The sole breadwinner for the household

The youngest of Yan's three children is only two years old.

A single breadwinner, he worked seven days a week to make ends meet for his family.

He worked as a food delivery rider for more than two decades at a Chinese restaurant named the Great Wall.

When business was slow, Yan would help Zhao at her work at a nearby laundromat, NYT reported.

On May 1, the New York Times reported that investigators were investigating the possibility that Yan, a Chinese immigrant from Fuzhou, had been the victim of a hate crime because of his ethnicity.

Dissatisfied customer a person of interest

An angry client was named as a potential person of interest by police, according to a report by CBS News on May 2.

He had allegedly been "seeking retribution" since November 2021, when he didn't receive enough duck sauce with his meal, according to the Chinese owner of the Great Wall, Yang Kai.

When the restaurant refused to pay him and take back his dinner because of Covid-19 concerns, the man allegedly used "racist language."

In the intervening time, the man is said to have vandalized Yang's car and threatened to shoot him with a revolver.

According to the Daily Mail, a diner threw the duck sauce all over.

According to other reports, he would also be seen loitering outside the establishment and harassing the employees by waving his gun at them.

According to police, Yang's description of the customer's vehicle matched one seen departing a crime scene.

Zhao, Yan's wife, appeared disturbed and shouted, "Somebody, somebody killed my husband, catch him, catch him."

A familiar face in town

His signature welcome, "Hello, my friend!" made him a familiar presence in the neighborhood.

Flowers and letters have been put at the Great Wall of China to memorialize him after his death.

To help Yan's family, police are now working with Yan's family.

Julie Won, a New York City Council member, also sent a note to Yan's family, expressing her condolences.

To aid the grieving family, members of the local community and Zhao herself have organized two fundraisers.