KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The man accused of killing a North Kansas City police officer has been convicted.

Joshua Rocha was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of North Kansas City police officer Daniel Vasquez in July 2022.

According to court records, Vasquez pulled over a driver near 21st and Clay for expired tags. Investigators said Rocha shot and killed Vasquez , then drove away. A manhunt followed until Rocha eventually turned himself in at the Clay County Courthouse Annex that day.

Rocha told police he did not want to go to jail or have his vehicle towed, so when Vasquez approached the driver-side door of the Taurus and looked through the window, Rocha shot him with the rifle he had in his car, the probable cause document stated.

It went on to state that Roch

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