A retired New York City police detective has been arrested in the road rage killing of a motorist on the George Washington Bridge. Sixty-two-year-old Victor Romero faces murder charges in the death of Koran Irvine. The 46-year-old was found wounded and unconscious in his vehicle Tuesday evening.
Retired NYPD detective Victor Romero, 62, was charged with murder after Con Edison worker Koran Irvine, 46, was shot on the George Washington Bridge and died.
Victor Romero, 62, has been taken into custody at the 33rd precinct in connection to the shooting of Koran Irvine, 46, a Rockland County resident who worked for ConEdison.
(AP) — A long-retired New York City police detective was arrested Wednesday in the road rage killing of a motorist on the George Washington Bridge, police said. Victor Romero, 62, was charged with murder in the death of Koran Irvine, 46, who was found just after 7 p.m.
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- The suspect in the deadly shooting of a driver on the George Washington Bridge is expected to face a judge on Thursday. Victor Romero, 62, served as an NYPD detective but has been retired for about 25 years.
Victor Romero, 62, who allegedly shot dead Koran Irvine, 46, on the traffic-packed crossing Tuesday night, had retired from New York’s Finest 25 years ago.
Victor Romero, 62, faces murder charges in the fatal GW Bridge road rage shooting. The retired NYPD detective was previously wounded in a 2000 shootout at his family's Brooklyn laundromat.