St. Joseph, Missouri
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with the shooting of his mother, Mia Bieniemy, the spouse of the Kansas City offensive coordinator, authorities in Virginia mentioned Monday.
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office mentioned deputies responded late Sunday to a shooting in Ashburn, Virginia, the place the couple nonetheless had a house from Bieniemy’s time with the Washington Commanders. They discovered the 57-year-old Mia Bieniemy with a number of gunshot wounds, and she or he was transported to a hospital the place she was in steady situation Monday.
Elijah Zion Bieniemy, the 27-year-old son of the couple, was arrested early Monday in reference to the shooting. He has been charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in fee of a felony and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling, and is being held with out bond on the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.
The sheriff’s workplace mentioned the investigation was ongoing.
Eric Bieniemy was with the Chiefs at coaching camp in St. Joseph, Missouri, earlier Sunday. He was not current for Monday’s exercise, which was closed to the general public. The workforce didn’t plan any media availability afterward.
“The club is aware of the incident involving Eric Bieniemy’s family,” the Chiefs instructed The Associated Press in an announcement. “Out of respect for their privacy, we won’t have a comment at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.”
Eric Bieniemy was half of Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s preliminary workers in Kansas City in 2013 and spent 5 seasons because the working backs coach earlier than he was promoted to offensive coordinator. Over the following 5 seasons, the demanding however common Bieniemy helped the Chiefs attain three Super Bowls and win two of them whereas serving to to direct one of the NFL’s greatest offenses.
He interviewed for a number of head-coaching jobs however was frequently ignored, so Bieniemy went to the Commanders in 2023 in hopes of burnishing his resume. But the workforce struggled and coach Ron Rivera’s workers was let go, and Bieniemy spent one season because the offensive coordinator at UCLA earlier than spending final season because the working backs coach with the Bears.
Bieniemy returned to the Chiefs this season to interchange Matt Nagy because the offensive coordinator. He was current for offseason exercises in Kansas City over the summer season, and he was with the workforce when it started to report back to coaching camp final week.
The Chiefs are off Tuesday. The first full-squad exercise at Missouri Western State University is Wednesday.
“It’s great to have (Bieniemy) back in the building,” Reid mentioned final week. “He always brings great energy. I’ve told you, he’s one of the more phenomenal guys I have been around at being a leader of men. He is doing that. He’s in there cranking — works his tail off, and I appreciate that. Doesn’t let anything slide by. Does a good job with that.”
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