Friends and relatives of Boston police Officer John O’Keefe believe the acquittal of Karen Read was unjust and the celebrations that ensued were “disgusting.” The slain officer’s college pal John Jackson said O’Keefe’s family heard Read’s supporters cheer when her nearly eight week retrial ended with not guilty verdicts on second degree murder and manslaughter charges.

Karen Read was acquitted in the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe on Wednesday, vindicating a defendant who had claimed to have been the victim of a sweeping cover-up.

Read’s lawyers asserted she was framed by police after dropping boyfriend John O’Keefe to a party at a fellow Boston officer’s home