Key Takeaways
- • Former NYPD detective Victor Romero, 62, faces a first-degree manslaughter charge after allegedly shooting and killing Con Edison worker Koran Irvine, 46, on the George Washington Bridge, according to Fox News.
- • Prosecutors say Romero was driving an SUV owned by his employer, QVT Financial, and assigned directly to him, and that he fled the scene in that vehicle.
- • A Manhattan judge set Romero's bond at $1 million on Thursday at the request of the District Attorney's office, which cited surveillance video, the mandatory prison sentence and his flight from the scene.
- • QVT Financial said it is cooperating with authorities; Romero had worked as a driver and private security guard for the firm's CEO, Dan Gold, per the New York Post.
Summary
A former NYPD detective accused of fatally shooting a man on the George Washington Bridge sped away in a Range Rover owned by his hedge fund employer, according to a report cited by Fox News. Victor Romero, 62, is charged in the killing of Koran Irvine, 46, a Con Edison worker, on the bridge on a Tuesday evening. Romero previously served as an NYPD detective.
According to the New York Post, Romero worked as a driver and private security guard for QVT Financial, a biotech and energy investment firm, and had been driving for the company's CEO, Dan Gold. Prosecutors said Romero was driving an employer-owned SUV at the time of the shooting, and video evidence and vehicle registration records confirmed the vehicle was owned by the employer and assigned directly to him. QVT Financial told Fox News Digital that it was aware of the press reports and was cooperating with the authorities.
In court, Assistant District Attorney Matthew Sears alleged the encounter began when Romero and Irvine nearly collided as they approached the bridge, an incident captured on surveillance video. Video shows Romero tailgating Irvine's car aggressively before pulling to the right side of the moving vehicle and firing a single shot from his driver's seat. The bullet pierced the rear passenger window, striking Irvine in the right shoulder; he later died. Prosecutors said Romero's car was the only vehicle in position to fire the fatal shot.
Prosecutors allege Romero did not call 911 or surrender, instead fleeing northbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway toward his Rockland County home. Detectives located Romero and the vehicle the following day at his Manhattan workplace. Authorities recovered a revolver he reportedly admitted carrying daily, and a search of his residence yielded two additional handguns, all of which are undergoing forensic processing.
Romero appeared in court Thursday, where a judge granted the DA's request to set bond at $1 million. He faces a first-degree manslaughter charge and is scheduled to return to court on Oct. 27. Fox News Digital has requested comment from his attorney, Alan Abramson.
According to the New York Post, Romero worked as a driver and private security guard for QVT Financial, a biotech and energy investment firm, and had been driving for the company's CEO, Dan Gold. Prosecutors said Romero was driving an employer-owned SUV at the time of the shooting, and video evidence and vehicle registration records confirmed the vehicle was owned by the employer and assigned directly to him. QVT Financial told Fox News Digital that it was aware of the press reports and was cooperating with the authorities.
In court, Assistant District Attorney Matthew Sears alleged the encounter began when Romero and Irvine nearly collided as they approached the bridge, an incident captured on surveillance video. Video shows Romero tailgating Irvine's car aggressively before pulling to the right side of the moving vehicle and firing a single shot from his driver's seat. The bullet pierced the rear passenger window, striking Irvine in the right shoulder; he later died. Prosecutors said Romero's car was the only vehicle in position to fire the fatal shot.
Prosecutors allege Romero did not call 911 or surrender, instead fleeing northbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway toward his Rockland County home. Detectives located Romero and the vehicle the following day at his Manhattan workplace. Authorities recovered a revolver he reportedly admitted carrying daily, and a search of his residence yielded two additional handguns, all of which are undergoing forensic processing.
Romero appeared in court Thursday, where a judge granted the DA's request to set bond at $1 million. He faces a first-degree manslaughter charge and is scheduled to return to court on Oct. 27. Fox News Digital has requested comment from his attorney, Alan Abramson.
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