Jury begins sentencing deliberations for man convicted in death of NKCPD officer

A jury began deliberations late Tuesday morning on whether Joshua Rocha, the man convicted of killing North Kansas City Police Ofc. Daniel Vasquez, should be sentenced to death.

Rocha admitted to killing Vasquez during a traffic stop in 2022.

Earlier this month, jurors — made up of a group of citizens from St. Charles County, Missouri — found Rocha guilty of first-degree murder…

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