1 Arrested, 1 Wanted Following Fatal Norristown Shooting: DA

NORRISTOWN, PA — One man has been arrested and another man remains wanted following a fatal shooting in Norristown over the weekend, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.

Marquan "Trey" Banks, 25, of Brookhaven, has been charged with first degree murder. And a warrant has been issued for Isaiah Bell, 29, of Norristown, who is wanted on firearms and theft charges related to crimes committed during the killing.

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The incident occurred on Saturday night, Jan. 11., at around 7:34 p.m., on the 500 block of Noble Street.

Jermaine Pierce, 37, also of Norristown, was walking with Bell toward Airy Street when they approached another group of men, including Banks and two others, the DA said.

The groups were familiar with each other to some degree, police believe, and they stopped to greet each other. It's not clear exactly what occurred next, but eventually Banks pulled out a firearm and fatally shot Pierce, police said.

Banks and the other two men with him fled. Bell ran up to Pierce's body, searched him, and then stood up and fired shots at Bell's group as they ran, authorities said. The shots missed their targets.

Pierce was dead on the street when first responders arrived on the scene.

Banks was captured in the city Chester at around 1 p.m. Thursday inside a home. The U.S. Marshals Service, Norristown Police, Montgomery County Detectives, and Chester Police said they took him into custody without incident.

Officials booked Banks at Montgomery County Correctional Facility on first degree murder charges without bail. A preliminary hearing is forthcoming.

If you have any information on Bell, contact Montgomery County Detective Anthony Caso at 610-278-3472 or Norristown Police Detective Stephen Sowell at 610-270-0977.