ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) \u2014 The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with the shooting of his mother, Mia Bieniemy, the wife of the Kansas City offensive coordinator, authorities in Virginia said Monday.<\/p>\n
The Loudon County Sheriff\u2019s Office said deputies responded late Sunday to a shooting in Ashburn, Virginia, where the couple still had a home from Bieniemy\u2019s time coaching the Washington Commanders. They found the 57-year-old Mia Bieniemy with multiple gunshot wounds, and she was transported to a hospital where she was in stable condition Monday.<\/p>\n
Elijah Zion Bieniemy, the 27-year-old son of the couple, was arrested early Monday in connection with the shooting. He has been charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling, and is being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s office said the investigation was ongoing.<\/p>\n
Eric Bieniemy was with the Chiefs at training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri, earlier Sunday. He was not present for Monday\u2019s workout involving rookies, quarterbacks and a few veterans, which was closed to the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hearts go out to Eric Bieniemy and his family. Thoughts and prayers with them,\u201d Chiefs coach Andy Reid said afterward. \u201cI can\u2019t get into details on it, but things happen sometimes, and Eric will work through it. He has a great support group here, as does his family, as needed, and we\u2019ll just let time take care of it from there. But Mia is stable, which is a plus.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s a saint, we all know that, those of you that know her. One of God\u2019s great blessings,\u201d Reid added. \u201cBut things happen. And you have to work through it. That\u2019s where we\u2019re at right now. Time will have to be involved in this to help heal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reid did not know how long Bieniemy would be away from the team. Pass game coordinator Joe Bleymaier and offensive line coach Andy Heck will take over his duties as the Chiefs continue with offensive installations during training camp.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn these things, real life. So you take care of that,\u201d Reid said. \u201cWe\u2019ll be able to keep it moving here, but the most important thing is EB has an opportunity to spend some time there are take care of that business.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eric Bieniemy was part of Reid\u2019s initial staff in Kansas City in 2013, and spent five seasons as the running backs coach before he was promoted to offensive coordinator. Over the next five seasons, the demanding but popular Bieniemy helped the Chiefs to reach three Super Bowls and win two of them while directing one of the NFL\u2019s best offenses.<\/p>\n
He interviewed for several head-coaching jobs but was continually skipped over, so Bieniemy went to the Commanders in 2023 in hopes of burnishing his resume. But the team struggled and coach Ron Rivera\u2019s staff was let go, and Bieniemy spent one season as the offensive coordinator at UCLA before spending last season as the running backs coach with the Bears.<\/p>\n
Bieniemy returned to the Chiefs this season to replace Matt Nagy as the offensive coordinator. He was present for offseason workouts in Kansas City over the summer, and he was with the team when it began to report to training camp last week.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs are off Tuesday. The first full-squad workout at Missouri Western State University is Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great to have (Bieniemy) back in the building,\u201d Reid said last week. \u201cHe always brings great energy. I\u2019ve told you, he\u2019s one of the more phenomenal guys I have been around at being a leader of men. He is doing that. He\u2019s in there cranking \u2014 works his tail off, and I appreciate that. Doesn\u2019t let anything slide by. Does a good job with that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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