Firefighter paramedic fatally stabbed by patient inside ambulance

A Kansas City firefighter paramedic was fatally stabbed by a diligent who helium was taking via ambulance to a section hospital, officials said.

Graham Hoffman, 29, was taking a diligent pursuing a regular aesculapian telephone from constabulary connected Sunday erstwhile helium was stabbed successful the chest, piercing his heart. Despite lifesaving efforts, Hoffman died from his injuries astatine North Kansas City Hospital.

Shanetta Bossell, 38, of Kansas City, was charged with execution and equipped transgression action, prosecutors said.

Graham Hoffman Kanas City Fire Department

According to tribunal documents, exigency crews received reports of a woman, aboriginal identified arsenic Bossell, walking connected the enarthrosis of a authorities road astir 12:30 a.m. connected Sunday. Callers had been acrophobic for her safety.

After Bossell was located, constabulary officers requested EMT for further attraction and she was taken to Saint Luke's Hospital. On the mode – astir 1:25 a.m. – Bossell allegedly stabbed Hoffman with a knife.

Bossell was taken into custody and held connected a $1 cardinal bond, CBS affiliate KCTV reported. If convicted, she faces up to beingness successful prison.

According to tribunal documents, Bossell was arrested connected April 23 connected unrelated battle charges aft she allegedly spot a Platte City constabulary serviceman during a abstracted arrest.

Hoffman had been a subordinate of the Kansas City Fire Department since 2022.

"Graham was a vibrant idiosyncratic who loved beingness and loved serving his community," said KCFD Fire Chief Ross Grundyson, according to KCTV. "He was an fantabulous paramedic. He treated his patients with the highest level of accomplishment and compassion. "

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said successful a connection that helium is "heartbroken" by Hoffman's death.

"Graham was 29 years old, idiosyncratic who had an exceptional beingness up of him, and helium died doing thing that was truthful impactful and important to each of us, serving the community," Lucas told reporters.

The Missouri Division of Fire Safety said successful a social media post that Hoffman was "described arsenic compassionate, caring, loving, and a person connected and disconnected the occupation by his chap firefighters and academy classmates."

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