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Judge Formally Sentences Joshua Rocha to Death in Killing of Officer Daniel Vasquez

Summary by Northeast News
Bryan StalderContributor Nearly two months after a jury recommended capital punishment, a Clay County judge on Monday formally sentenced Joshua Rocha to death for the 2022 killing of North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez — a former Titan Protection “Avenue Angel” whose presence on Independence Avenue is remembered by many in the Historic Northeast. Rocha, 28, was convicted in October of first-degree murder for shooting Officer Vasquez …
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Northeast News broke the news in on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
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