A Newark jury convicted 43-year-old Tia Roulhac of two counts of attempted murder and other offenses in the shooting of two siblings during an armed robbery, according to NJ 101.5. Jurors deliberated for roughly two hours before returning the verdict on October 29. The case stems from a February 2025 encounter in Newark.
The shooting occurred around 10:08 a.m. on February 19, 2025, near South 17th Street and 19th Avenue, according to rlsmedia.com. Comfort Kollie, 41, and her brother Moses Kromah, 39, were in a Toyota RAV4 when Roulhac, driving a Ford F-150 pickup truck, cut off their vehicle.
Roulhac approached the driver's side with a handgun and demanded Kromah's jacket, the outlet reported. After he handed it over, she fired two shots, hitting Kromah in the neck and Kollie in the chest. Both siblings suffered serious gunshot wounds and were treated at University Hospital.
What investigators recovered
Prosecutors said Roulhac later returned to the 400 block of South 17th Street and accidentally shot herself in the groin with the same handgun used in the attack. She was also treated at University Hospital, according to the rlsmedia.com account.
Investigators recovered the firearm beneath the porch of a nearby residence, the report said. New Jersey 101.5 reported that jurors convicted Roulhac of two counts of first-degree attempted murder and first-degree robbery.
Other weapons convictions
The jury also found Roulhac guilty of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to New Jersey 101.5. The remaining convictions were for third-degree possession of a firearm without a serial number and fourth-degree possession of a large-capacity magazine and hollow-nose bullets.
Roulhac is scheduled for sentencing on January 15, 2027. The rlsmedia.com report says she faces up to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison for each first-degree offense.
Before sentencing
New Jersey law requires the sentencing court to order and consider a presentence investigation report when required by the Rules of Court, according to the New Jersey Legislature.
The outlet's coverage of the verdict did not include additional context beyond the facts of the case and the sentencing timeline, leaving the full scope of any sentence still to be determined at the January hearing.
