Marc Nelson Hess, 45, was shot and killed on March 2, 2025, at the Glades Club bar in southwest Miami-Dade. The shooting followed a physical altercation inside the bar between 62-year-old Paul Edward Koch and 28-year-old bartender Eduardo Eddie Perez. Koch was escorted out, returned with a handgun from his vehicle, and after shooting Perez multiple times he moved to the outdoor patio and shot Hess, who had been enjoying live music.

Authorities say neither Hess nor Perez were armed or had provoked Koch. A third person trying to flee accidentally shot himself in the leg and was taken to a hospital. Koch was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder and was ordered held without bond.

Hess, born November 5, 1979, in Milwaukee, worked as a journeyman sheet metal worker for the Dade County Public School system and was a devoted father to his son Brendan. Friends described him as an avid drummer who cared deeply for his community and likely tried to intervene. If anyone knew Marc Hess or saw what happened that night at the Glades Club, please share information.