Shooting of Eric Bieniemy’s Wife at Virginia Home

Police in Loudoun County, Virginia, responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on the 20,000-block of Northpark Drive in Ashburn shortly after 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday night. Responders found a woman with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and arm; she was later identified as Mia Bieniemy, 57, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. She was hospitalized in stable condition. The shooter was identified as the couple’s son, Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, who was arrested at the scene.

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• Eric Bieniemy – Offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs, who was at the team’s training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Sunday and missed Monday’s practice.

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• Mia Bieniemy – Wife of Eric Bieniemy, victim of the shooting.

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• Elijah Zion Bieniemy – Son of Eric and Mia Bieniemy, arrested and charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling.

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The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office filed three charges against Elijah Bieniemy: malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling. He is being held without bond at a Loudoun County detention center.

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The organization has not commented on any potential impact to Bieniemy’s coaching duties.

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Eric Bieniemy missed Monday’s practice at the Chiefs’ Missouri Western State training site, having been with the team for their second practice of the camp on Sunday. The incident introduced an unexpected personal crisis for the coordinator during a critical phase of preseason preparation.

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