BENTON TOWNSHIP, MI - A Benton Harbor man is being held by police on murder and weapons charges in connection with the fatal shooting of another man Friday morning in Berrien County, authorities said.

The shooting was reported at 8:52 a.m. in the parking lot of Michiana Supply, Inc. 1502 Milton St., according to the Benton Charter Township Police Department.

Investigators said David Lynn Krieger, 53, of Benton Harbor, confronted Roy Michael Thompson, 30, of Benton Harbor, in the parking lot "over (Thompson) having been seen kicking a neighbor's dog," according to a news release issued by police.

During the confrontation, police said Thompson is alleged to have pulled out a gun and shot Krieger in the chest. Krieger, police said, was pronounced dead a the scene.

Police arrested Thompson Friday at a house in the 1400 block of Agard Avenue in Benton Township. Police said the house was in close proximity to the scene of Krieger's slaying.

Thompson is being held in the Berrien County Jail on charges of open murder, felony firearm use, firearm possession by a felon and carrying a concealed weapon, police said.

Rex Hall Jr. is a public safety reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette. You can reach him at rhall2@mlive.com. Follow him on Twitter.