North Kansas City Cop Killer Suspect Now Confronts Death Penalty Consequences

Today there was unified support to bring an alleged cop killer to justice.

Here's a reminder of the tragedy and news report updates . . .

North Kansas City police officer Daniel Vasquez died in July after prosecutors said Rocha shot him during a traffic stop. Investigators said Vasquez stopped Rocha’s car because of an expired temporary tag.

According to court documents, video from Vasquez’s dash camera showed Rocha opening the door of his car and immediately shooting at Vasquez. Rocha then got out of the car and shot Vasquez two more times after the officer fell to the street.

The video shows Rocha got back into his car and drove away, according to the court document. Police later took him into custody after a pursuit.

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