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Debate over COVID-19 vaccine leads to Johnson County murder

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(AP/WSIL) - Authorities say a southern Illinois man allegedly shot his half-brother to death following an argument over the COVID-19 vaccine.

Sixty-eight-year-old Larry D. Cavitt of Goreville, was charged Monday in Johnson County Court with murder and aggravated battery with use of a firearm. The charges stem from Saturday's death of Cavitt's 51-year-old half-brother, Joseph E. Geyman.

On August 28th at 11:45 p.m. Illinois State Police investigators were requested by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department to assist deputies with a shooting. It took place in the 6000 block of Dutchman Lake Road.

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Johnson County Sheriff Pete Sopczak says the two men, who lived next door to each other, argued over the COVID-19 vaccine before Cavitt allegedly took out a handgun and shot Geyman in the head.

The sheriff tells The Southern Illinoisan that "It just makes no sense."

During a hearing Monday at the Johnson County Courthouse, Cavitt's bond was set at $750,000. He is set to be back in court on September 15.

If you have any information on the shooting, you can contact the ISP Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 7 at 618-542-2171 Extension 1207.Â