NEWS RELEASE 25-040 - AUGUST 1, 2025
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has identified the two deceased individuals discovered early Tuesday morning as Mandy Coxwell, DOB: 06/26/1991, and Cameron Marsh, DOB: 08/17/1991, both of Sarasota. At approximately 6:27 a.m., deputies responded to a 911 call reporting two bodies behind a business at 4092 Cattleman Road. Upon arrival, deputies found Coxwell and Marsh under a semi-truck trailer in the loading bay of the business. Near the bodies, deputies discovered three bullet casings and a handgun.
According to the medical examiner's autopsy, Coxwell died from a gunshot wound to the head, and Marsh sustained fatal wounds from shooting himself under the chin and in the neck. The incident has been classified as a murder-suicide.
Local business workers recognized Coxwell and Marsh as familiar figures in the area, sometimes seen panhandling and seeking shelter under trailers and in the loading bay at night. Deputies notified the next of kin. This is an ongoing investigation.