Jury Finds Umar Zameer Not Guilty in Death of Toronto Police Officer in 2021

Tears of relief and disappointment flowed in a Toronto courtroom over the weekend as the man accused of running over a city police officer was found not guilty in his 2021 death. After four days of deliberation, jurors on April 21 acquitted Umar Zameer of first- and second-degree murder in the death of Detective-Constable Jeffrey Northrup. Mr. Zameer was also found not guilty of manslaughter, signalling the jury’s belief that Det.-Const. Northrup’s death on July 2, 2021, in an underground parking garage at Toronto City Hall was an accident rather than a criminal act. The 34-year-old accountant appeared overcome with emotion after the verdict was announced and leaned on his lawyers for support before turning into the arms of his wife for a long and emotional hug....