NORRISTOWN — A Norristown teenager must answer to homicide charges in Montgomery County Court in connection with the gunshot slaying of a borough man during an altercation linked to a rivalry between two homegrown gangs.
Kaleem Naseer Roland, 16, of the 300 block of East Moore Street, was ordered to stand trial, after a preliminary hearing on Friday, on charges of first- and third-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm by a minor and possessing an instrument of crime in connection with the alleged 9:43 p.m. May 23, 2025, gunshot slaying of 20-year-old Tahaj Andru “Pooh” Harrison in the 600 block of Corson Street.
District Court Judge Todd N. Barnes, after hearing three hours of testimony, ruled that Assistant District Attorney Tanner C. Beck and co-prosecutor Gabrielle Hughes presented sufficient evidence to move Roland’s case to county court for trial…