Missouri paramedic fatally stabbed by patient in ambulance

A Missouri paramedic was killed Sunday when he was stabbed in the chest by a patient in his ambulance.

Graham Hoffman, 29, transporting a patient following a routine medical call from police when he was attacked, Kansas City officials said. Numerous callers reported a woman walking along the shoulder of a highway around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Police who arrived requested an EMT to treat the woman.

While traveling to Saint Luke’s Hospital aboard an ambulance, the suspect allegedly stabbed Hoffman with a knife, piercing his heart, around 1:25 a.m.

He died from his injuries at the hospital intensive care unit.

Shanetta Bossell, 38, was charged with murder and armed criminal action, prosecutors said.

She’d was arrested last week in a separate incident where she allegedly bit a Platte City police officer.

Hoffman joined the Kansas City Fire Department as a paramedic in 2022.

“Graham was a vibrant individual who loved life and loved serving his community,” KCFD Fire Chief Ross Grundyson said, according to KCTV. “He was an excellent paramedic. He treated his patients with the highest level of skill and compassion.

“This is a senseless act that has taken a young man from his family, friends and coworkers and deprived our city of a dedicated firefighter who only wanted to serve and protect those in his community.”

Bossell remains behind bars on a $1 million bond and faces up to life in prison if convicted, according to the station.

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