Jury selection set to start today in trial of man accused of killing Toronto cop from Brampton
Published March 18, 2024 at 7:15 am
Jury selection is expected to begin today in the trial of a man accused of killing a Toronto police officer nearly three years ago.
Umar Zameer is charged with first-degree murder in the the death of Const. Jeffrey Northrup.
Northrup, 55, died on July 2, 2021 after being struck by a vehicle as he was responding to a report of a robbery in a parking lot at Toronto City Hall.
Another plainclothes officer was also injured.
Northrup was a 31-year veteran of the Toronto Police Service. He lived in Brampton with his family.
Zameer was granted bail in the fall of 2021, but the reasons for the decision and evidence presented in court are covered by a standard publication ban.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 18, 2024.
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