▁Street ▁by ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁mechanical ▁failure ▁and ▁from ▁being ▁ram med ▁by ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Police ▁Crit ical ▁Inc ident ▁Response ▁Team . ▁Police ▁officers ▁t as ered ▁and ▁shot ▁the ▁driver ▁in ▁the ▁arm ▁during ▁his ▁arrest . ▁A ▁child ▁and ▁two ▁adult s ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁scene , ▁another ▁man ▁died ▁in ▁hospital ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁and ▁a ▁three - month - old ▁baby ▁boy ▁died ▁the ▁evening ▁after ▁the ▁attack . ▁A ▁sixth ▁person ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January . ▁ ▁Vict ims ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁vict ims ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 0 - year - old ▁girl , ▁who ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁three - month - old ▁baby ▁boy ▁who ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January . ▁The ▁others ▁were ▁a ▁ 2 5 - year - old ▁man , ▁a ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁woman , ▁a ▁ 3 3 - year - old ▁man , ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 3 - year - old ▁woman . ▁ ▁A ▁mem orial ▁for ▁the ▁vict ims ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Federation ▁Square ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁and ▁fl oral ▁t ributes ▁were ▁left ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁at ▁nine ▁locations ▁along ▁the ▁Bour ke ▁Street ▁Mall . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁permanent ▁mem orial ▁garden ▁would ▁be ▁established , ▁and ▁that ▁don ations ▁approaching ▁A U $ 1 , 0 0