The jury had considered giving the death penalty to the convict, 43-year-old Todd Shepard, but eventually decided on the life sentence.

The jury voted 11-1 in favor of the death penalty. Only one juror needs to object to the death penalty to prevent a death sentence.

The victim, Sgt. Michael King, was shot in his police cruiser at the intersection of Delmar Boulevard and Leland Avenue on Halloween in 2008.

King was a Washington University graduate.

King’s family said they were glad that Shepard would never be out on the streets again but were ultimately unhappy about the case’s outcome, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Shepard was convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action on Thursday afternoon. According to the Post-Dispatch, Shepard pleaded guilty and did not appear to show any remorse for his actions.

The Missouri Highway Patrol in the Kansas City area has made an arrest of a suspect in the murder of Sergeant Michael King of the University City Police Department.

Captain Tim Hull, Director of Public Information for the Missouri State Highway Patrol said that the police have the correct vehicle stopped and have verified the identity of the person taken into custody, but have not yet released the suspect’s name to the public.

The suspect is assumed to be 41-year old Todd Shepard, the only person whom the police have named as a suspect.

Sergeant King, a Washington University alumnus, was shot in the head while on duty at about 10:20 p.m on Friday at the intersection of Leland Ave. and Delmar Blvd. He was a Washington University alumnus.