Insect and Spider Identification: Is this a roach?, 1 by catloverr

catloverr wrote:
Boyfriend doesn't think it is. But I do. We've never seen any in our house in 5+ years but the cat found this today on the floor in the kitchen. It was still daylight outside. I know roaches are nocturnal but this looks like a roach to me..... It was fast but I never saw it try to fly to get away from her. I killed it with the fly swatter. I didn't want the cat to eat it. I didn't get a picture of the belly or recall what it looked like but I can take one, if needed.