• Saith Mendez, 13, of Costa Mesa was shot and killed at a 76 gas station in Pico Rivera where his mother was working on Aug. 23, 2025. (still from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s video) • Andres Adan Chavez, 20, is wanted for the Aug. 23, 2025 fatal shooting of Saith Mendez, 13, of Costa Mesa at a Pico Rivera gas station. (still from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s video)

Authorities on Thursday, Aug. 28, identified the man suspected of fatally shooting a 13-year-old Costa Mesa boy in front of his mother at a Pico Rivera gas station and asked for the public’s help in finding the gunman.

The victim, Saith Mendez, didn’t engage with the suspect, 20-year-old Andres Adan Chavez, before the Aug. 23 shooting at the 76 gas station, according to Sheriff Robert Luna during a press conference Thursda

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