Court records show that a 21-year-old youth leader fatally shot in November in Cherry Hill was killed because the shooter felt threatened by the victim's pit bull Princess.

Police on Friday arrested Ronald Edward Hall, 33, and charged him in the murder. According to court records obtained by The Sun, police said he and another man, who has not yet been arrested but who police believe pulled the trigger, were upset with Angelo because of his dog:

Police said a witness heard the gunman “yelling at the victim to keep his dog away from him.” Angelo Dangerfield, who was taking the dog for her morning walk, yelled back “that his dog does not bite,” the charging documents say. Police said the witness then heard two shots, saw Dangerfield fall to the ground and watched the gunman tuck a handgun into his waist.

Angelo had no police record, had graduated from high school and was involved in several youth leadership and anti-drug groups.

One of Hall's relatives later contacted The Sun, saying the charges were without merit and that police have been harassing Hall for the past three years. Though it's not clear why, that would be around the time the city and state developed targeted strategies for keeping tabs on known gun offenders.  Here's what the relative had to say:

I'd like to start off by saying that Ronald Hall is an innocent man and the case the police is trying to build against him WILL NOT stand For the past 3 years BCPD has been constantly harassing him, trying to keep him out of the neighborhood in which he grew up/lives in. He is a father to his children and loving family man. He has been stopped while taking his son to school and accused of loitering; again, in the neighborhood he has resided all of his life. This family will fight and support Ronald until these absurd charges against him are dismissed.