Key Takeaways
- • Victor Romero, 62, a former Brooklyn narcotics detective who left the NYPD in 2001, was reportedly employed as a chauffeur for Dan Gold, CEO of QVT Financial, a firm managing more than $2 billion in assets, according to the New York Post.
- • Romero is accused of fatally shooting Koran Irvine, 46, a longtime Con Edison employee, during a road-rage confrontation on the George Washington Bridge on Tuesday evening, and was charged with manslaughter.
- • Romero was ordered held on $1 million bail after his arrest Wednesday.
- • QVT Financial acknowledged the reports involving Romero and said it is cooperating with authorities, without providing further public comment.
Summary
A former NYPD detective accused of fatally shooting a Con Edison worker during a road-rage confrontation on the George Washington Bridge had been working as a chauffeur for a billionaire hedge fund executive, according to a New York Post report published Thursday, as relayed by VINnews.
The New York Post reported that Victor Romero, 62, was driving a company-owned Range Rover while employed by Dan Gold, chief executive of QVT Financial, an investment firm managing more than $2 billion in assets. QVT Financial acknowledged the reports involving Romero and said it was cooperating with authorities. The firm did not provide further public comment.
Investigators allege that Romero shot Koran Irvine, 46, during a confrontation on the bridge on Tuesday evening before fleeing the scene. Irvine, a Valley Cottage resident, had worked for Con Edison for about 20 years and is survived by a family that includes two children, according to the report. His family and colleagues are mourning his death.
Romero, a former Brooklyn narcotics detective who left the NYPD in 2001, was arrested Wednesday and charged with manslaughter. He was ordered held on $1 million bail. The case highlights the scrutiny that can follow when a principal's private driver is linked to a violent incident, though the reports do not indicate any involvement by QVT Financial or Gold in the shooting.
The New York Post reported that Victor Romero, 62, was driving a company-owned Range Rover while employed by Dan Gold, chief executive of QVT Financial, an investment firm managing more than $2 billion in assets. QVT Financial acknowledged the reports involving Romero and said it was cooperating with authorities. The firm did not provide further public comment.
Investigators allege that Romero shot Koran Irvine, 46, during a confrontation on the bridge on Tuesday evening before fleeing the scene. Irvine, a Valley Cottage resident, had worked for Con Edison for about 20 years and is survived by a family that includes two children, according to the report. His family and colleagues are mourning his death.
Romero, a former Brooklyn narcotics detective who left the NYPD in 2001, was arrested Wednesday and charged with manslaughter. He was ordered held on $1 million bail. The case highlights the scrutiny that can follow when a principal's private driver is linked to a violent incident, though the reports do not indicate any involvement by QVT Financial or Gold in the shooting.
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