Argument over cigarettes led to fatal shooting in Justice

A Justice woman has been charged with first-degree murder for shooting her neighbor after they argued about who would pay for cigarettes, police said Monday. Her attorney said in court Sunday the woman acted in self-defense. Janine Brown, 33, and her neighbor, Anthony Kingyon, 47, were looking to buy cigarettes Friday when the argument erupted, police said.

 The fight turned physical, and Brown retrieved a .32-caliber handgun from her home, authorities said. Brown fired multiple shots at Kingyon, who was fatally hit in the chest just yards from their homes in the 8600 block of South 88th Avenue, police said. Kingyon was pronounced dead at 12:09 p.m. at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

 Prosecutors on Sunday said Kingyon was searching for keys when Brown returned and shot him. Brown, a nurse, was ordered held on $800,000 bail. Her attorney insisted in court Sunday that Brown was defending herself after Kingyon punched her and broke her glasses, pointing out bruises on Brown’s face for which he said Kingyon was responsible.