As officers rushed to the ambulance after noticing a violent commotion, they witnessed a chaotic scene—Graham’s partner trying to intervene as the suspect, 38-year-old Shanetta Bossell, attempted to hijack the vehicle. Despite Graham’s efforts to protect himself and his patient, he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Bossell was quickly subdued and now faces murder and armed criminal action charges,
held on a $1 million bond. Hoffman’s loss has left a deep void, especially among those who trained and served alongside him. “He never got a single complaint in three years,” said his instructor Paul Paikowski. “We lost a genuine soul.” The Kansas City Fire Department, along with the entire community, now mourns a man who truly embodied what it meant to serve.