On the evening of March 28, 2026, a shooting on West Wilbeth Road in Akron, Ohio, left 47-year-old Tania Mangual and her 12-year-old son, Jericho Mangual, dead. Police arrived about 8:10 p.m. and found the family’s vehicle crashed into a treeline on Hemlock Street and partially on fire. First responders pronounced Jericho dead at the scene; Tania Mangual was transported to a hospital and later died. A 2-year-old child in the car was unharmed.

Investigators identified 28-year-old Brandon T. Casto as a suspect after a woman who fled the scene provided information that led police to him. Officers learned Casto might be trying to leave the Akron area; he later turned himself in to authorities in Meigs County. A search of a residence linked to Casto recovered multiple firearms and a large quantity of ammunition. Casto faces two counts of aggravated murder and two counts of felonious assault; he has pleaded not guilty and bond was set at $3 million. Authorities say a dispute over parking is being examined as a possible motive; there is no reported connection between Casto and the Mangual family.

If anyone has information about the shooting, the vehicle, or movements near West Wilbeth Road that evening, please share what is known.