Man in custody after mother and 12-year-old son killed in shooting: Akron Police
By Madeline Harden and Keith Grant
Published: Mar. 29, 2026 at 11:37 AM EDT|Updated: 15 hours ago
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A mother and her 12-year-old son are dead after a shooting Saturday night near Firestone Stadium in Akron. A suspect is in custody.
Akron police responded to multiple 911 calls around 8:10 p.m. for a shooting near 30 West Wilbeth Road.
Officers found a car partially on fire that had crashed into the tree line on Hemlock Street south of West Wilbeth Road.
Inside the car, officers found 12-year-old Jericho L. Mangual, who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 8:34 p.m.
The driver, 47-year-old Tania Mangual, the mother of the 12-year-old, had also been shot. She was taken to Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center, where she died around 8:50 p.m.
A 2-year-old boy, also her son, was inside the car and was not injured. He was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital as a precaution.
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