A dispute in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood ended in the fatal shooting of two brothers on August 27, 2017. Jose Castillo-Granados, 25, and his younger brother Francisco Castillo-Granados, 22, were shot near Adams and Walnut streets in the early hours of a Sunday morning. Both were taken to a nearby hospital and were pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators determined the attack was not random but stemmed from a prior dispute. Authorities identified a person of interest known to the brothers, 22-year-old Newark resident Zabdiel R. Vargas-Soto. After witnesses and evidence were gathered, Vargas-Soto was arrested and charged with two counts of murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon. He was held at the Essex County Correctional Facility while prosecutors sought detention pending further proceedings.

Does anyone have information about the brothers or that area of the Ironbound on the night of August 27, 2017?