The family of a beloved Con Ed worker broke down in court as a retired NYPD detective was charged Thursday with fatally shooting him during a senseless road-rage incident on the George Washington Bridge.

About a dozen relatives of 46-year-old father of two Koran Irvine packed a Manhattan courtroom and could be heard sobbing when a prosecutor revealed how ex-cop Victor Romero allegedly failed to call 911 after the vicious Tuesday night shooting.

8 Shooting victim Koran Irvine celebrates 20 years of employment at ConEdison in this screen grab from a Sept. 5, 2026 Facebook video. Facebook/Koran Irvine

8 Zeira Irving, sister of victim Koran Irvine, speaks after Romero's arraignment, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. Steven Hirsch for NY Post

8 Irvine's sister embracing a woman after the suspect's arraignment in Manhattan Court. Steven Hirsch for NY Post

 The defendant left the scene. He did not call 911, and he did not turn himself in,  Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Matt Sears said at Romero's arraignment.

Romero was hit with manslaughter charges and ordered held on $1 million bail at the hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court.

 He tailgated him closely and at times aggressively,  Sears said at the hearing.  The defendant's gunshot entered the back passenger window and struck the victim in his right shoulder, killing him. 

8 The NYPD investigating the home of retired Detective Victor Romero in Haverstraw on Oct. 22, 2026 after the fatal George Washington Bridge Shooting. Douglas Healey

8 Romero was charged with murdering Irvine in an alleged road rage shooting on Tuesday. Douglas Healey

Romero, 62, retired from New York's Finest 25 years ago, and was working as a driver and private security guard for a Manhattan hedge fund, according to police and sources.

The former cop is married and lives in a quiet townhouse community in Haverstraw, also in Rockland County, with neighbors telling The Post he was an almost perfect neighbor.

But prosecutors said Romero allegedly lost his cool on the Jersey-bound GWB, firing a single shot into Irvine's car around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

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