On the morning of May 9, 2026, 26-year-old Nesya Casaleno was found with gunshot wounds in the 100 block of Elmsbury Court in Columbus, Ohio, after shots were reported in the nearby 5400 block of Malibu Drive. She was transported to a hospital but did not survive her injuries.

Police identified and arrested three suspects: 35-year-old Renan Castro-Gil, 19-year-old Jose Carlos-Martinez, and 18-year-old Carlos Figueroa-Castro. Court records describe a turbulent and violent history between Castro-Gil and Casaleno and allege a murder-for-hire plot in which Castro-Gil paid Carlos-Martinez and Figueroa-Castro $3,000 each to kill Casaleno. Investigators say the scheme involved staged vehicles, knowledge of Casaleno’s movements that morning, and plans to conceal the vehicle used.

Prosecutors charged all three with aggravated murder. Figueroa-Castro allegedly confessed to being present when Casaleno was shot; Carlos-Martinez denied participation but is reported to have corroborated parts of that account. Does anyone have information about Casaleno or her movements that morning?