GWB shooting: Former NYPD detective facing murder charges

We're getting a closer look at an incident involving the GWB shooting suspect from more than 25 years ago that may have led to his retiring from the NYPD. Welcome back to the five o'clock news. I'm Natasha Verma and I'm Steve Lacey. Victor Romero now facing a murder charge in connection with the GWB road rage shooting. But the family of the shooting victim demanded answers about a decades old incident related to his retirement. Fox's Francis Wang is here with the document just into our newsroom tonight. Francis. Yeah, Natasha, Steve, it is something many have questioned, including Karan Irving's family and lawyers. Why was the investigation into Victor Romero's involvement in an off-duty shooting closed when he retired 25 years ago? Tonight, we're continuing to take a closer look, and we have obtained the 29-page report from the Civilian Complaint Review Board. It centers around an off-duty shooting involving Romero from 25 years ago at his family's Brooklyn laundromat during an attempted robbery. According to the CCRB report we obtained, Romero fired eight rounds, wounding both suspects. Now, he was also shot, and he never returned to active duty after that shooting. The NYPD conducted its own investigation and determined his use of force was within department guidelines. The Civilian Complaint Review Board was also investigating two force allegations against him, and that is where his retirement comes into play. The report recommended closing both allegations because Romero retired in August of 2001. We spoke with a retired NYPD detective on how these investigations are handled. If the investigation was deemed to find that there was a level of misconduct, then the officer would not be allowed to retire in good standings. So the CCRB investigation did not conclude malicious behavior on the part of the officer as it relates to this case in question. Romero was initially arrested on a murder charge after prosecutors say he shot and killed 47-year-old Karan Irving in an apparent road rage encounter on the George Washington Bridge. After that charge was downgraded to manslaughter, he was indicted on second-degree murder just yesterday and has posted the $1 million bail. He is expected back in court November 23rd. Meantime, Irving's family continues to push to have his bail revoked.