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Joseph Cilino, a 40-year-old man from Honesdale, Pennsylvania, was shot and killed on September 2, 2016, in a remote area of Damascus Township, Wayne County. The shooting occurred after Joseph was seen riding in a vehicle with Brooke Swingle and a one-year-old child; his younger brother, Antonio Cilino, followed the vehicle and then stalked and cornered the trio near a driveway. Joseph was unarmed when Antonio shot him in the chest.

Less than a month earlier, on August 8, 2016, Swingle had obtained a Protection From Abuse order against Antonio that barred contact except for custody exchanges, prohibited stalking, and prohibited Antonio from possessing a firearm. Prosecutors said Antonio violated that order on the day of the shooting by having contact with Swingle, following her, and possessing the handgun used to kill Joseph. Antonio fled after the shooting, hid the weapon, then later surrendered and was arrested.

Antonio Cilino was tried in Wayne County; after a three-day trial the jury convicted him on January 24, 2018, of third-degree murder, simple assault, and two counts of recklessly endangering another person. On March 1, 2018, he was sentenced to 197 to 408 months in prison. The prosecution framed the killing as rooted in jealousy, control, and domestic violence, saying Joseph was killed after trying to help Swingle. Did anyone in the area see the vehicle or the confrontation that night?