Retired NYPD Detective Charged with Murder in Fatal George Washington Bridge Road Rage Shooting
Victor Romero, a 62-year-old retired NYPD narcotics detective, has been charged with murder for the fatal shooting of Koran Irvine on the George Washington Bridge. Irvine, a 46-year-old Con Edison employee and father of two, died after being shot during a road rage incident on the New Jersey-bound upper level of the bridge on October 20, 2026. Romero fled the scene in a black Range Rover but was arrested hours later. Investigators recovered a firearm and are testing it for connection to the shooting, while Romero’s vehicle remains in police custody.
