On the evening of March 28, 2026, a parking dispute in Akron, Ohio, ended in a double homicide when 47-year-old Tania Mangual and her 12-year-old son Jericho were shot. The shooting happened around 8:10 p.m. on West Wilbeth Road. Multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire brought police to a scene where a vehicle had crashed into a treeline on Hemlock Street and was partly on fire. First responders found Jericho inside the car with a fatal gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Tania was wounded and later died after being taken to a local hospital. A 2-year-old boy who was also in the vehicle was not physically harmed.

Investigators identified 28-year-old Brandon T. Casto as a suspect after a woman who fled the scene said Casto had shot at her. Casto later surrendered in Meigs County. Officers searching a residence tied to Casto recovered multiple firearms and a large quantity of ammunition. Casto was charged with two counts of aggravated murder and two counts of felonious assault and pleaded not guilty; bond was set at $3 million. Authorities are examining a parking dispute as a possible motive and say there was no reported connection between Casto and the Mangual family.

Does anyone have information about the events on West Wilbeth Road that evening or knew the Mangual family?