GWB latest: Hearing from the attorney for victim's family

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The latest on the case, the prosecutors describe
as road rage that took a deadly turn on the
George Washington Bridge. Fox 5's Linda Schmidt
is live in the newsroom. And Linda, you talked
to one of the attorneys representing the victim's family.
Yes, I did earlier this afternoon. You
will be hearing from him in just a moment.
But in the meantime, the retired NYPD detective,
Victor Romero, he is being held at Rikers Island.
So far, I just checked a few moments ago,
he still has not posted his $1 million bail.
Now, the victim's family, they are outraged,
and they held a press conference with their attorneys yesterday.
Today, as I said, I spoke one-on-one with one of their attorneys.
He believes that Romero should be charged
with at least second-degree murder instead of manslaughter.
Now, family members of Coran Irvin, a Con Edison employee,
were in court yesterday to see
the retired NYPD detective Victor Romero face a judge.
Romero is accused of road rage
and firing a bullet into Irvin's car on the George Washington
Bridge during rush hour on Tuesday night, killing him.
Irvin was a married father of two children,
11 and 14 years old.
Now, he was on his way home from work when he was shot and killed.
The victim's family has secured a legal team
to help them navigate the judicial system and the
court of public opinion.
One of their attorneys, Keith White, talked with me earlier today about
why it is important for the family to have legal representation.
Typically, when an innocent
black man is shot and killed by police
or law enforcement or former law enforcement,
there is a narrative that is attempted to be painted about that person.
And so we wanted to make sure that we controlled the narrative.
So Karan Irvine was a doting
and dedicated father, doting and dedicated husband.
He was loved by his co-workers, loved
by his neighbors. That's our first job.
Our first job is making sure that we protect his name,
protect his legacy. And then whether
or not there's some potential theory of liability,
that's secondary. And that's something that we'll deal with.
But that's why we're here.
And the Manhattan District Attorney's Office
is scheduled to present this case to a grand jury
on Monday. Now, if retired Detective Romero is indicted,
he would then enter his plea.
