Retired Cop Charged In George Washington Bridge Shooting: Reports

FORT LEE, NJ — A retired New York City police detective has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a man on the George Washington Bridge on Tuesday, reports say.

Victor Romero, 62, of Haverstraw, N.Y., was charged Wednesday in the death of Koran Irvine, 46, according to the New York Times.

On Tuesday, officials told Patch, a driver who was heading toward New Jersey on the bridge was shot in the head. He was taken to Englewood Hospital, where he died.

The victim was later identified as Koran Irvine, 46, an off-duty Con Edison worker and resident of Valley Cottage, N.Y.

At about 7:06 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Port Authority spokesperson, police received reports about a crash on the westbound upper level of the George Washington Bridge.

According to a report on ABC, Irvine was heading from Manhattan onto the bridge to New Jersey when his Volkswagen hit another vehicle. While on the bridge, the other driver shot him in a possible "road rage" incident, ABC said.

Port Authority police responded to the crash shortly after 7 p.m.

A spokesperson said lanes began reopening on the westbound upper level at approximately 12:10 a.m. All lanes were open by Wednesday morning.

The New York Times quoted a law enforcement source as saying Romero left the department 25 years ago.