On the night of December 10, 2024, Manchester police responded to a report of a suspicious death at a condominium on Silver Street. Officers found 27-year-old Brennan Reece Pelio inside a fourth-floor unit; he had been fatally shot and was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy determined the cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death homicide.

Authorities arrested 24-year-old Manchester resident Alicia Castagnino in connection with the shooting. Reports identify Castagnino as Pelio’s girlfriend and say he was shot while playing a video game. Castagnino was charged with second-degree murder and an alternative count alleging she knowingly and recklessly caused his death under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; she was held without bail and later indicted on the two second-degree murder charges. Court proceedings were paused after a judge found a bona fide doubt about the defendant’s competency and ordered further evaluation.

Pelio was born in San Diego and moved to New Hampshire with his family in 2018. He held an associate degree in cybersecurity from Manchester Community College and worked as a surveyor; family described him as kind, adventurous, and close to his younger brother and cousin. Does anyone in Manchester have information about Pelio’s last known movements or the Silver Street condominium building?