A retired police officer was arrested after police say he shot and killed a New York City utility worker on the George Washington Bridge on Tuesday, according to authorities.The NYPD said Victor Romero, 62, of Haverstraw, faces a murder charge after he allegedly shot and killed Con Edison worker Koran Irvine, 46, of Valley Cottage.It appeared to be a road rage attack involving the two Rockland County residents, the New York Post reported.Romero previously worked as an NYPD detective.He left the force 25 years ago, according to the Post.The NYPD is investigating the deadly shooting that occurred on the George Washington Bridge in New York City.
(FNTV)The shooting occurred at 7:18 p.m.Tuesday.Irvine was driving on the bridge Tuesday evening when he was shot in his shoulder, crashed into a median on the bridge, and was later pronounced dead at the hospital, Fox News Digital has confirmed."Police responded to a 911 call of a male shot on the outbound, upper level roadway of the George Washington Bridge," the NYPD said.PREGNANT WOMAN DRIVING HOME FROM PRENATAL VISIT SHOT DURING ALLEGED ROAD RAGE ATTACK: POLICEWhen investigators arrived, the victim was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in the driver's seat of a motor vehicle with a gunshot wound to the rear of the right shoulder.The victim was taken to Englewood Hospital, where he died, police said.Investigators comb the scene for clues as to what may have led up to a deadly shooting on the George Washington Bridge.
(FNTV)FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XRomero was driving in a black Range Rover at the time, according to New York Daily News.SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSKoran Irvine, 46, was shot in the shoulder and later died, officials said.(GoFundMe)SEND US A TIPAccording to his social media, Irvine had just celebrated working for Con Edison for 20 years and posted about the accomplishment in September."We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of a member of the Con Edison family in this senseless ac...