Man Accused of Killing Toronto Cop Claims Ignorance of Victim's Identity

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A man accused of killing a Toronto cop appeared shocked and claimed he didn't know the victim was a police officer, according to a police officer's testimony. The accused, Umar Zameer, is facing charges of first-degree murder in the death of Det.-Const. Jeffrey Northrup.

A man accused of killing a Toronto cop had a “glazed” expression after his arrest and told a police officer he didn’t know the man was a cop, the officer testified on Friday. Umar Zameer , left, with his defence lawyer Nader Hasan, walking into court in downtown Toronto on April 2. Zameer is accused of killing Det.-Const. Jeffrey Northrup nearly three years ago. An officer testified on Friday that Zameer appeared shocked and 'not completely present' after his arrest.

After entering the P1 level of the parking garage, D'Souza described seeing two of his fellow officers outside of the police minivan they were driving. Both the airbags in the police minivan were deployed, he said. "He was just staring into the distance," D'Souza said. "He appeared to have a glazed look on his face." The officer added that Zameer looked "not completely present."

After another officer was called away, D'Souza said he finished reading Zameer his legal rights after his arrest. He then asked Zameer about what happened. Zameer, pictured above, testified in court on Thursday that he did not know the man and woman who approached his car on July 1, 2021 were police officers.

Toronto Cop Arrest Glazed Expression Ignorance First-Degree Murder Umar Zameer Jeffrey Northrup

 

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