Marc Sweet, 36, a Black/African American male, was shot on the night of August 21, 2025, at the Shell station at Washington and Passons boulevards in Pico Rivera, California. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detectives said he was struck by multiple rounds around 8:56 p.m., was transported by paramedics, and was pronounced dead at a hospital. The county medical examiner later listed the manner of death as homicide and the cause as multiple gunshot wounds.
Friends and colleagues identified Marc Sweet, 36, as a beloved baseball coach, and early accounts described the encounter as sudden and senseless.
Witnesses told local media that a driver in a black pickup exchanged words with a pedestrian who had been pacing the intersection; after the driver pulled into the station and got out, the pedestrian produced a gun and opened fire before running away. Authorities said they did not believe the victim was a customer at the gas station. As of the immediate aftermath, investigators had not established a motive.
In the days that followed, community outlets reported that Marc Sweet, 36, was the first of two people killed in separate gas-station shootings that shook Pico Rivera that week. On August 23, 2025, 13-year-old Saith Mendez was shot and killed outside a 76 station a few miles away; authorities said the cases were not linked. The back-to-back killings left residents alarmed and grieving, while memorial notices confirmed Marc Sweet’s age, date of death, and local ties.
Detectives asked the public for leads. No arrests were announced in connection with the killing of Marc Sweet, 36, and the gunman was described as having fled on foot; at the time, investigators released no detailed suspect description. Anyone with information was urged to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau.
