Roll of Honor
Daniel Francisco Vasquez
Incident
Police Officer Daniel Vasquez was shot and killed while making a traffic stop near the intersection of 21st Street and Clay Street at about 10:40 am.
The driver of the vehicle shot Officer Vasquez before fleeing. A backup officer who arrived at the scene began CPR before Officer Vasquez was transported to a nearby hospital. He succumbed to his wounds a short time later.
The subject who shot him turned himself in at the Kansas City Police Department approximately three hours later. He was convicted of first-degree murder, and the jury recommended a death penalty. In 2025, a judge sentenced him to death.
Officer Vasquez had served with the North Kansas City Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, father, two sisters, a niece, a nephew, and a fiancée.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Vasquez gave the North Kansas City Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the North Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Vasquez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Daniel Francisco Vasquez is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Francisco Vasquez's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Francisco Vasquez Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to death
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Francisco Vasquez is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Daniel Francisco Vasquez was killed by rifle; ar-15.