Retired NYPD Detective Due In Court After George Washington Bridge Fatal Shooting
Koran Irvine, 46, was killed on Oct. 20 after police said Romero tailgated his car and fired a shot.
By Amanda Valdez ·
A retired NYPD detective accused of fatally shooting a ConEd worker during an Oct. 20 road rage incident on the George Washington Bridge is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday, days after his murder charge was reduced to first-degree manslaughter.
Police said a near collision on the bridge led Romero to tailgate Koran Irvine's vehicle, pull up alongside it and fire a shot before driving off. Irvine, a 46-year-old father and ConEd employee, was shot and killed while driving home from work. Romero posted $1 million bail after the charge was reduced during a Thursday court appearance.
No details have been released about what Tuesday's hearing will cover. The appearance could include word on whether a grand jury has returned an indictment against Romero.
The ConEd union is pressing prosecutors on the charge. Union president Frank Morales sent a letter Friday to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg urging him to pursue second-degree murder charges and to keep Romero in custody pending trial. Morales wrote that Romero should face the same level of prosecution as anyone else accused of a homicide, regardless of his former career in law enforcement.
Union members and Irvine's family plan to bring that demand to Lower Manhattan, with a rally scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
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Source: KCNC-TV
