On the evening of March 28, 2026, a dispute in Akron, Ohio, that police say began over parking ended with two people dead. Around 8:10 p.m. multiple 911 callers reported a shooting on the 30 block of West Wilbeth Road. Officers later found a vehicle crashed into a tree line on Hemlock Street and partially on fire; inside were 12-year-old Jericho L. Mangual, who had a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene, and his mother, 47-year-old Tania Mangual, who was shot and died at a hospital shortly before 9 p.m. A 2-year-old son in the car was uninjured and treated as a precaution.

Detectives say information from a 49-year-old woman who fled the scene led them to identify 28-year-old Brandon T. Casto as a suspect. Investigators believe Casto knew at least one of the victims. Casto reportedly told friends he planned to flee Akron but later surrendered to the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office; an apartment linked to him yielded multiple firearms and a large amount of ammunition. He was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated murder and two counts of felonious assault; he pleaded not guilty and bond was set at $3 million. Barberton City Schools announced counseling for students and staff affected by the deaths.

If anyone knew Jericho or his family or has information about the events on March 28, please share what you know with investigators.