fit of rage which struck him right shoulder around 7:15 p.m. on the New Jersey-bound upper level of the crossing, according to cops and his family.

3 People arrive at Irvine's home in New City, NY, on Oct. 21, 2026. Douglas Healey for NY Post

Irvine was rushed to Englewood Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Romero admitted to being the shooter to investigators and handed the gun to police, sources told The Post.

Romero had worked with Brooklyn North Narcotics before he retired in late July of 2001 - a result of an off-duty gun battle about a year earlier at his family's dry cleaning business, King's Laundromat on Kings Highway in East Flatbush, police sources said.