Missouri firefighter paramedic dies after being stabbed in ambulance by patient: 'Unfathomable crime'

A firefighter paramedic successful Missouri was killed successful the enactment of work connected Sunday aft helium was allegedly stabbed successful the backmost of an ambulance portion transporting a diligent to the hospital.

Kansas City Fire Department Fire Medic Graham Hoffman, 29, died connected Sunday a fewer hours aft helium was stabbed successful the thorax by a diligent being taken to the infirmary pursuing a regular aesculapian telephone from police, the metropolis of Kansas City said successful a quality release. 

Hoffman's spouse "initiated a unit emergency" aft the stabbing and further occurrence and constabulary units responded to the scene, the metropolis said. He was taken to North Kansas City Hospital, wherever helium died successful the Intensive Care Unit contempt "heroic efforts" from KCFD paramedics portion taking him to the infirmary and unit successful the Emergency Room and surgery.

"His KCFD ambulance was an indispensable lifesaving tool," the Missouri Division of Fire Safety posted connected Facebook. "But aboriginal this morning, Hoffman’s ambulance became a transgression country and Hoffman a unfortunate of an unfathomable transgression - allegedly stabbed to decease by a diligent helium was treating."

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Kansas City Firefighter Paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was killed portion transporting a diligent aft she allegedly stabbed him successful the bosom successful the ambulance. (Kansas City Fire Department)

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said Hoffman displayed the city's "finest quality" done his "selfless work for others."

"That helium was taken from america portion moving to prevention lives makes this nonaccomplishment each the much painful," Lucas said, successful part. "This senseless enactment reminds america of the dangers our archetypal responders look each day. The fishy remains successful custody arsenic the constabulary section works with the Clay County Prosecutor toward charges. We volition request accountability beryllium applied not conscionable to the suspect, but besides for immoderate steps successful the strategy that fell short."

Lucas said the metropolis mourns with Hoffman's family, friends and the occurrence department, and asked that Kansas Citians support the Hoffman household and the city's "brave archetypal responders" successful their prayers.

Kansas City Firefighter Paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, joined the section successful 2022. (KCFD Station 10 / Facebook)

Interim City Manager Kimiko Gilmore besides issued a connection sharing condolences for the "unimaginable loss."

"Today, we mourn the nonaccomplishment of Firefighter Paramedic Graham Hoffman, a brave nationalist servant who dedicated his beingness to helping others. His courage, compassion, and committedness to our assemblage volition ne'er beryllium forgotten," she said, successful part.

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Hoffman, who joined KCFD successful 2022, was described by his section arsenic "compassionate, caring, loving and a person connected and disconnected the job," and a "dedicated nonrecreational who loved serving his city."

The Clay County Prosecutor's Office announced charges connected Sunday against Shanetta Bossell, 38, successful Hoffman's death. 

Jail records amusement Bossell is facing 3 felony charges: first-degree murder, resisting/interfering with apprehension for a felony and third-degree assault. She is besides charged with equipped transgression action, and her enslaved is acceptable astatine $1 million.

Shanetta Bossell, 38, who is charged successful the stabbing decease of Kansas City Fire Medic Graham Hoffman, was successful jailhouse past week for allegedly biting a constabulary officer (Clay County Sheriff's Office)

Bossell was arrested connected April 23 for allegedly biting a Platte City constabulary serviceman and was charged with battle and resisting apprehension successful that instance, section outlet KCTV 5 reported. 

Judge Louis Angles reviewed that lawsuit and acceptable Bossell's enslaved astatine $10,000, which was posted sometime earlier Saturday, according to KCTV.

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The Missouri Division of Fire Safety said "hearts are dense arsenic our minds conflict to comprehend the incomprehensible."

"Hoffman had committed his beingness to answering the alarm doorbell nary substance the emergency, careless of the circumstances," the enactment wrote. "He was a lifesaver."