Early Sunday morning a Kansas City Fire Department paramedic was fatally stabbed by a woman inside the ambulance while he was transporting her to a hospital.
Graham Hoffman, 29, loved serving his community and was working overtime when Shanetta Bossell stabbed him.
Shanetta Bossell was charged last week after she bit an off-duty officer and tried to stab him. She was released last Friday after she posted a $10,000 bond.
Just days after Bossell was released from prison, she went on to kill Graham Hoffman.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas told the press that the city’s fire departments will make sure this doesn’t happen again.
“We will do all we can to ensure that Graham’s family not only receives justice, but that all understand that our first responders, our paramedics, our police officers, our nurses, our physicians, everyone who gives care in our community, can be safe,” Quinton Lucas told reporters on Monday.
Say his name: Graham Hoffman (25)
Kansas City FD paramedic. KiIIed in the ambulance by Shanetta Bossell WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HELP HER.
She literally bit a cop last week.
BUT WAS RELEASED ANYWAY. pic.twitter.com/LrkXZqu59s— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) April 28, 2025
KMBC reported:
A Kansas City firefighter-paramedic has died after being stabbed by a patient during a medical transport early Sunday morning, city officials announced.
Firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was critically injured around 1 a.m. while transporting a patient to Saint Luke’s Hospital on Barry Road.
Officials said the patient stabbed Hoffman during the ride.
Additional Kansas City Fire Department and Kansas City Police Department personnel responded to the scene.
Despite efforts by first responders and medical teams at North Kansas City Hospital, Hoffman died from his injuries.
He had served with the Kansas City Fire Department since 2022.
There was a procession for Graham Hoffman on Monday.
Kansas City Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins said Graham Hoffman was a vibrant person who loved to travel.
“He was a young firefighter-paramedic. Speaking with a lot of his classmates and folks that work with him today, he was very vibrant. Loved to travel, and he loved serving his community,” Hopkins said.
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