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.

Jurors were then tasked to review whether Rocha would serve the rest of his life in prison or face the death penalty.

Clay County prosecutors and attorneys representing Rocha spent the last several days arguing over the sentencing in a Liberty, Missouri, courtroom.

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Jurors started their sentencing deliberations just before noon on Tuesday.

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