LA County extends $20,000 reward in Pico Rivera killing of youth baseball coach

PICO RIVERA — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday extended a $20,000 reward for information in the fatal shooting of Marc Sweet, a longtime youth baseball coach who was killed at a Pico Rivera gas station in August 2025.

The reward, first offered in February at the urging of Supervisor Janice Hahn, is for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspect. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has yet to identify the gunman.

Sweet, who coached with Encino’s 365 Youth Baseball organization, was driving near Washington and Passons boulevards shortly before 9 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2025, when he appeared to exchange words with a man walking north on Passons, according to a review of surveillance footage described by Hahn’s office.

The man walked into the parking lot of a Shell gas station. Sweet drove into the same lot, got out of his vehicle and approached him. The man pulled a handgun and shot Sweet several times, authorities said.

Deputies responding to reports of gunfire found Sweet wounded in the parking lot. He was taken to St. Francis Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

“Marc was a beloved son and mentor to young athletes,” Hahn said. “Someone robbed him of his life and robbed his community of his good work.”

Several witnesses spoke with detectives. The Sheriff’s Department described the suspect as a Hispanic man between 30 and 35 years old, about 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 200 pounds. Surveillance footage showed him wearing a light gray shirt, black shorts and black-and-white Nike sneakers. He carried a small crossbody bag.

Anyone with information can call the Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be submitted through LA Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org.