Firefighter, 29, dies after being ‘stabbed in heart in back of ambulance by patient who was out on bail for biting cop’
A FIREFIGHTER responding to a routine 911 medical call has died after he was allegedly stabbed in the heart by a woman he was treating.
Kansas City police officers responded to calls for assistance after a 38-year-old woman, identified as Shanetta Bossell, was reportedly seen walking on the shoulder of a busy highway in Kansas City, Kansas, at around 12:30 am on Sunday.
But upon arrival, police requested help from emergency medical service personnel to treat Bossell.
The woman was loaded into an ambulance and was transported to Saint Luke’s Hospital.
However, while en route to the hospital, at around 1:23 am, Bossell allegedly took out a knife and stabbed paramedic and firefighter Graham Hoffman, 29, in the chest.
Kansas City police officers and additional firefighters were able to subdue Bossell and take her into custody.
Hoffman was taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The Kansas City Fire Department said that the knife pierced Hoffman’s heart.
Bossell was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, resisting/interfering with arrest for a felony and third-degree assault.
She is being held on $1 million bond.
Hoffman, who joined the Kansas City Fire Department in 2022, was remembered as an “impactful and exceptional” individual.
“Graham was 29 years old, someone who had an exceptional life ahead of him, and he died doing something that was so impactful and important to all of us, serving the community,” Mayor Quinton Lucas said.
“There will be many steps ahead as we evaluate what happened, as we review what occurred, as we address whatever needs to happen in the future.
“But today I’m focused on grieving for his mother, his father, his sibling, his family and everyone in the KCFD family.”
SUSPECT OUT ON BAIL
The horrific incident came days after Bossell was arrested on a separate case for allegedly biting a Platte City police officer on April 23, according to court records seen by The U.S. Sun.
The Kansas City Police Department responded to a similar call for a need for assistance on April 23 at around 6:45 am.
However, when officers arrived they found a Platte City police officer arresting Bossell after she allegedly bit him several times.
Bossell was confronted by a Platte City police officer after she was allegedly seen pulling on vehicle door handles outside the cop’s home.
When the police officer confronted Bossell and instructed her to put her hands up, the suspect ignored him, according to court documents.
When the Platte City cop attempted to detain Bossell, she resisted, grabbed his handcuffs, and as the officer reached for his radio to call for back up she allegedly bit his left forearm.
Court records showed Bossell was charged with second degree assault and resisting arrest.
However, she was released sometime before Saturday after posting $10,000 bond.
Hoffman was working overtime when he was stabbed, Kansas City Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins told ABC affiliate KMBC-TV.
“He was a young firefighter-paramedic. Speaking with a lot of his classmates and folks that work with him today, he was very vibrant,” Hopkins said.
“Loved to travel, and he loved serving his community.”