A shooting on the evening of March 28, 2026, left 12-year-old Jericho L. Mangual and his mother, 47-year-old Tania Mangual, dead. The incident occurred around 8:10 p.m. near 30 West Wilbeth Road in Akron, across from Firestone Stadium. Multiple 911 calls reported gunfire; police found a vehicle crashed into a tree line on Hemlock Street, partially on fire. Jericho was inside the car with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 8:30 p.m. His mother, who had been driving, was transported to Cleveland Clinic Akron General and died just before 9 p.m. A 2-year-old boy who was also in the vehicle was not physically injured but was taken to hospital as a precaution.

Investigators say a 49-year-old woman who fled after the suspect fired at her later helped identify 28-year-old Brandon T. Casto, who left the Akron area and turned himself in at the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities charged Casto with two counts of aggravated murder and two counts of felonious assault; he was held on $3 million bond and entered a not guilty plea. Detectives were reportedly examining whether a parking dispute played a role in the shooting.

Jericho was a student in Barberton City Schools; the district called the killings a heartbreaking tragedy and offered counseling and support to students, staff, and families. Does anyone have information about the events that led up to the confrontation that night?