A Missouri paramedic died Sunday after he was fatally stabbed by a patient inside an ambulance, authorities said.
Police called for medics for Shanetta Boswell, 38, who was walking along a highway shortly after midnight Sunday.
Boswell was being taken to Saint Luke’s Hospital in an ambulance when she stabbed Kansas City Fire Department’s Graham Hoffman.
The 29-year-old paramedic was stabbed in the heart and couldn’t be saved. Boswell tried to escape but was arrested after she bit an officer’s arm.
“Graham was a vibrant individual who loved life and loved serving his community,” Fire Chief Ross Grundyson said.
“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.”
