EMT Stabbed by Patient in Ambulance | Crime Alert 05.06.25

EMT dies after patient stabs him in the back of an ambulance, just days after she attacked a police officer. It's unclear why this bank robber needed money!

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alert, i'mancy grace breaking crime news now. Kansas City
firefighter paramedic Graham Hoffman, twenty nine, picks up an injured
woman off a highway in Kansas City, Missouri. One a m.
Another paramedic drives the ambulance. Is Hoffman's attending Shenetta Bossel's
cut finger. All of a sudden, she violently attacks him,
stabbing him in the chest with a knife. Hoffman dies.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Officers responded to one fifty two North Oak on a
report of a party walking alongside the road. They contacted
that person, the defendant, saw that she had an injury
on her finger, and then contacted emergency medical staff. When
the defendant was in the back of the ambulance and
being driven to a hospital, the driver of the ambulance
heard Graham call out that he needed help. He pulled

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over got out. When they opened the back of the ambulance,
they could see that a struggle was ensuing. At that point,
Graham indicated that the defendant had a knife and that.

Speaker 3 (00:56):
She had used it. Clay County Prosecutor Zach tom And
announced charges against Bossell and Hoffman's death. The young EMT
was a member of the Department for three years and
working overtime when he was attacked. Just days earlier. Bossell
was also charged with attacking an off duty police officer.
Bossell resisted arrest after she was caught trying to break

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into cars. She allegedly bit the officer and refused to
let go. Bosseell posted bond and was released three days
before attacking and killing Hoffman.

Speaker 2 (01:26):
Graham was a good man who made the decision to
become a firefighter and serve his community. He made the
well being and safety of his community his personal responsibility.
Our community grieves his loss at such a young age,
with his entire life ahead of him. No words or

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actions can undo the tragic events that led us here.
That will not stop us from remaining steadfast in our
pursuit of justice.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
Bossell in custody on a one million dollar bond, facing
for degree murder. Did he really need the money? Dorian
Sikes get away car for his Chase Bank hold up
in Detroit as a white rolls Royce Sikes forty one
hands the teller a withdrawal slip with an ominous message,
give me all the money. I have a gun. I

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will kill everyone in here. The terrified teller quickly gives
him thirty four hundred dollars. He speeds away in a
four hundred thousand dollars car. He is the author of
nine books, but his literary career apparently is not paying
the bills. The FBI says he robbed Credit Union Ie
Bank just a few weeks before in Sterling Heights. There
he got away with over ten grand. And here's the kicker.

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He's still on parole after serving time for a twenty
twenty bank robbery. If convicted, he faces twenty years behind bars.
More crime and justice news after this Now with the
latest crime in Justice, breaking news Crime Onlines John Limley.

Speaker 4 (02:57):
Minneapolis police are investigated two deadly shootings just blocks apart
that left four people dead and two others critically injured.
Authorities say the incidents, one late on April twenty ninth,
the other the following afternoon, may be connected and gang related.
Police Chief Brian O'Haras says all victims appear to be

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Native American and the violence has shaken the indigenous community
in the Phillips neighborhood. One bullet from the second shooting
narrowly missed two young children in a nearby SUV No
arrests have been made. O'haris says the first group of
victims were likely targeted. The shootings follow a month long
stretch without a homicide, the city's longest in a decade.

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Mayor Jacob Fry says Minneapolis is grieving, especially its native population.
Police are urging witnesses to come forward. A hazing stunt
involving a high school lacrosse team near Syracuse, New York,
has led to criminal charges and the cancelation of the season.
We hear more now from Crime Online Sydney Sumner.

Speaker 3 (04:03):
Eleven students from West Hill High School in Syracuse, New
York have been charged with unlawful imprisonment after prosecutor say
a hazing prank crossed into criminal territory on Undaga County
District Attorney William Fitzpatrick says the student staged a fake
armed abduction of five younger teammates. The group allegedly lured
the victims with promises of food after a game, then

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drove them to a remote area where others waited in
the woods, dressed in black and brandishing what appeared to
be weapons. One student was tied up, blindfolded and placed
in the trunk of a car. Fitzpatrick called the act
quote stupidity and lack of judgment at a level I
cannot express, and warned that the situation could have ended
fatally had law enforcement encountered it in progress. All eleven

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students surrendered voluntarily within twenty four hours, avoiding more serious
felony kidnapping charges. The incident was captured on video and
remains under investigation. West Hill's superintendent, Stephen Dunham, responded by
canceling the rest of the boys the Look Cross season.
First year head coach Aaron Keyhill says he's committed to
rebuilding a culture of accountability. No physical injuries were reported,

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but Fitzpatrick says the emotional impact may last much longer.

Speaker 4 (05:12):
Officials say more disciplinary action may follow as the investigation continues.

Speaker 1 (05:18):
Thanks John Cynthia Botriori, thirty nine goes to a Grandview,
Texas gas station. The mom of two seen on security
surveillance in the convenience store. Witnesses say her behavior was odd.
She walks around the store, then leaves in her car.
Two days later, her son calls to say his mom
hasn't been home. Her dark blue Mazda found by a

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state trooper an hour away from the gas station. Days later,
black female one hundred and sixty pounds five six last
scene wearing a blue long sleeved shirt, blue pants, and
gray and white shoes. If you have info on Cynthia
Botriori's disappearance, please call CROWLEYPD eight one seven two nine

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seven two two seven six or the FBI eight one
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and solve unsolved homicides. With this chrome a lerc. I'm

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Missy Grace