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Retired NYPD detective faces murder charge in deadly George Washington Bridge shooting
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Key Points:
- Victor Romero, a 62-year-old retired NYPD detective, has been charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of Koran Irvine on the George Washington Bridge during an apparent road rage incident.
- Irvine, 46, was found with a gunshot wound after a single-vehicle crash on the bridge Tuesday night and later died at a hospital; police recovered a gun and Romero's vehicle is in custody as part of the investigation.
- Technology such as license plate readers at the bridge aided the investigation, and NYPD officers are executing a search warrant at Romero's home in Haverstraw, New York.
- Romero retired from the NYPD as a narcotics detective on disability after being shot during a robbery, and previously had a complaint filed against him for firing a weapon, which was not fully investigated before his retirement.
- Irvine, a 20-year Con Edison employee and family man, is mourned by relatives, friends, neighbors, and his employer, who expressed condolences over the tragic and senseless loss.
