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.
- • Romero worked as a driver and private security guard for QVT Financial, a biotech and energy investment firm, and was driving an employer-owned SUV assigned directly to him, per the New York Post.
- • A judge set Romero's bond at $1 million on Thursday at the request of the Manhattan District Attorney's office, which cited surveillance video, a severe mandatory sentence, and Romero's flight from the scene.
- • Prosecutors allege Romero fired one shot from the driver's seat after tailgating Irvine, and then fled without calling 911 or surrendering to police.
- • QVT Financial said it is cooperating with authorities; Romero's attorney, Alan Abramson, had not commented.
Summary
Former NYPD detective Victor Romero, 62, is facing a first-degree manslaughter charge in connection with the fatal shooting of Koran Irvine, 46, a Con Edison worker, on the George Washington Bridge on Tuesday evening, according to Fox News. A judge granted the district attorney's request to set Romero's bond at $1 million when he appeared in court on Thursday. Romero is scheduled to return to court on Oct. 27.
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 operating an employer-owned SUV, which video evidence and vehicle registration records confirmed was assigned directly to him. QVT Financial said in a statement to Fox News Digital that it was aware of the press reports and was cooperating with the authorities.
In court, Assistant District Attorney Matthew Sears said the encounter began when Romero and Irvine nearly collided as they approached the bridge. Surveillance video shows Romero tailgating Irvine's car closely and aggressively before pulling to the right side of the moving vehicle and firing a single shot from the driver's seat. The bullet pierced the rear passenger window and struck Irvine in the right shoulder, causing his death. Footage also shows Irvine's vehicle lurching into the far-right lane and stopping in active traffic.
Prosecutors allege that Romero then sped past Irvine's vehicle, crossed the bridge, and fled north on the Palisades Interstate Parkway toward his Rockland County home without calling 911 or surrendering. Detectives located Romero and the vehicle the following day at his Manhattan workplace. Authorities recovered a revolver that Romero admitted carrying daily, and a search of his residence yielded two additional handguns, all of which are undergoing forensic processing. Prosecutors said Romero's vehicle was the only one in position to fire the fatal shot. Fox News Digital has reached out to Romero's attorney, Alan Abramson, for comment.
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 operating an employer-owned SUV, which video evidence and vehicle registration records confirmed was assigned directly to him. QVT Financial said in a statement to Fox News Digital that it was aware of the press reports and was cooperating with the authorities.
In court, Assistant District Attorney Matthew Sears said the encounter began when Romero and Irvine nearly collided as they approached the bridge. Surveillance video shows Romero tailgating Irvine's car closely and aggressively before pulling to the right side of the moving vehicle and firing a single shot from the driver's seat. The bullet pierced the rear passenger window and struck Irvine in the right shoulder, causing his death. Footage also shows Irvine's vehicle lurching into the far-right lane and stopping in active traffic.
Prosecutors allege that Romero then sped past Irvine's vehicle, crossed the bridge, and fled north on the Palisades Interstate Parkway toward his Rockland County home without calling 911 or surrendering. Detectives located Romero and the vehicle the following day at his Manhattan workplace. Authorities recovered a revolver that Romero admitted carrying daily, and a search of his residence yielded two additional handguns, all of which are undergoing forensic processing. Prosecutors said Romero's vehicle was the only one in position to fire the fatal shot. Fox News Digital has reached out to Romero's attorney, Alan Abramson, for comment.
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