A retired NYPD detective has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Rockland County man on the George Washington Bridge, police officials announced Wednesday.
New York police said Koran Irvine, 46, of Valley Cottage, was fatally shot during what appeared to be a road rage incident while driving along the upper level of the bridge Tuesday evening. Police identified the former detective as Victor Romero, 62, of Haverstraw. Officials said Romero retired in 2001 after seven years on the force.
NYPD officials said investigators located Romero, who then voluntarily surrendered with police. Authorities said the gun and car were recovered and detectives were still searching his home. Information from his attorney was not immediately available.
Port Authority police responded to reports of a one-vehicle crash on the upper level of the bridge shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday, according to the agency. Officers arrived and found Irvine unresponsive and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the back of his right shoulder, according to the New York Police Department.
Irvine was transported to Englewood Hospital in New Jersey, where he was pronounced dead.
The Port Authority said there were no other injuries.
A Con Edison spokesperson confirmed that Irvine had worked for the utility. The company released a brief statement saying employees were “heartbroken” and called the shooting a “senseless act of violence.”
The shooting caused significant traffic disruptions Tuesday evening as authorities closed traffic lanes to investigate. At one point, the Port Authority reported delays of up to 90 minutes on the upper level to New York.
The Port Authority said the upper level of the westbound bridge, closed for hours during the police investigation, began reopening just after midnight. All lanes were reopened for travel Wednesday morning.
This story has been updated with new information.
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