Teen fatally shot at Pico Rivera gas station while waiting for mother to finish shift; suspect on the run

Teen killed in Pico Rivera gas station shooting

The search continues for the suspect in the gas station shooting that killed a 13-year-old.

LOS ANGELES - A teenage boy was shot and killed at a gas station in Pico Rivera. A manhunt is underway for the shooter.

What we know:

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the 13-year-old was waiting for his mother to finish her shift at the 76 gas station off Whittier and Rosemead boulevards when the shooting happened late Saturday night.

The suspect ran from the scene after pulling the trigger.

"We know from video surveillance that he ran west from the gas station and then in a northerly direction after that," Lt. Michael Modica of the LA County Sheriff's Department said.

The teenager, who was later identified as Saith Toledo Mendez, died at the scene.

The tragedy happened just 2 miles from where a man was shot and killed at another gas station in Pico Rivera off Washington and Passons on Thursday night.

The search for that shooter continues, though detectives say the close proximity is just a coincidence.

It's not clear what led to the fatal shots, but detectives are reviewing surveillance footage as they work to piece it all together.

Anyone with information about either investigation should call the LA Sheriff's Department or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.