The wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy was allegedly shot by the couple's son Sunday night at the family's home in Virginia. Mia Bieniemy, 57, was hospitalized in stable condition Monday.
Police in Loudoun County, Virginia, confirmed that a woman was being treated for "serious injuries" from multiple gunshot wounds but did not disclose her identity. Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, was arrested and charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and discharge of a firearm inside of a dwelling, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.
Sources told ESPN that Mia Bieniemy was shot in the chest and arm. "Our hearts go out to Eric Bieniemy," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said after Monday's practice.
"Mia is stable, which is a plus. We all love EB, and you hate seeing those things happen." Elijah Bieniemy is being held without bond at a detention center in Loudoun County, according to police.
Eric Bieniemy left Chiefs' training camp and was not in attendance for Monday's practice. He was with the Chiefs on Sunday in St.
Joseph, Missouri, at the campus of Missouri Western State for their second practice of training camp. Reid said there is no timetable on Bieniemy's return to the Chiefs, adding that pass game coordinator Joe Bleymaier will take over Bieniemy's duties during his absence.
"We'll just see how things go," Reid said. "[This is] real life, you take care of that.
She's a saint, one of God's good blessings. But things happen." Loudoun County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Leah Paul said Monday that police responded to a report of a shooting at a home located on the 20000 block of Northpark Drive in Ashburn, Virginia, at 7:32 p.m.
ET Sunday. The sheriff's office said later Monday that its investigation was ongoing.
"These kinds of things happen, but there's always a blessing in there somewhere," Reid said. "I know things will work out.
The most important thing is that EB has an opportunity to spend some time [with his family] and take care of that business. Everybody loves EB.
He's a great person. "Things happen.
You have to work through it, and time will have to be involved in this to help heal a little bit. It'll all work out in the long run." Bieniemy rejoined the Chiefs earlier this year as their offensive coordinator, a position he previously held from 2018 to 2022.
He was part of Reid's initial staff in Kansas City in 2013 and spent five seasons as the running backs coach before being promoted to offensive coordinator. Over the next five seasons, Bieniemy helped the Chiefs reach three Super Bowls and win two of them while helping to direct one of the NFL's best offenses.
He interviewed for several head coaching jobs but was continually skipped over. He went to the Washington Commanders in 2023 in hopes of burnishing his résumé, but the team struggled and coach Ron Rivera's staff was let go.
Bieniemy then spent one season as the offensive coordinator at UCLA before working last season as the running backs coach with the Chicago Bears . Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.