BENTON HARBOR (WKZO-AM) — A man is jailed after police say he fatally shot the co-owner of a hydraulic repair shop in Benton Harbor.
Investigators say 30-year-old Roy Thompson struck 45-year-old David Krieger with two rounds in the parking lot of Michiana Supply early Friday.
The confrontation occurred after Thompson was allegedly seen kicking Krieger’s dog.
After the shooting, A relative of the victim them came out of the store and, after a brief exchange of gunfire, Thompson fled the scene. He was later found and arrested for open murder and multiple gun felonies.
Thompson has a history of petty crimes and felonies and was on parole for a gun charge.
– John McNeill
