A Kansas City firefighter/parmedic stabbed by his patient early Sunday has died.
Firefighter-Paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was treating the patient in the back of an ambulance when he was stabbed in the chest.
When Hoffman's partner called for help, additional firefighters and Kansas City Police responded. The woman, who has not been identified, was taken into custody.
Despite efforts by fellow firefighters and doctors at North Kansas City Hospital. Hoffman died of his injuries, KMBC reported.
He had been with the department since 2022.
A press conference is scheduled for later today.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
