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See the full story · 5 sourcesThe wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, wounded during a shooting over the weekend at the couple’s Northern Virginia home, has been moved out of intensive care, head coach Andy Reid said Wednesday. Mia Bieniemy, 57, is improving steadily after she was shot Sunday, allegedly by the couple’s adult son at their Washington, D.C., home in the suburb of Ashburn, Reid told reporters at Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri. The three-time Super Bowl winning coach was going through a list of his injured Chiefs players when — without prompting — he provided an update on Mia Bieniemy’s medical condition. “She’s doing great. She’s doing better and great from where she was, out of the ICU unit and making progress,” Reid said. “So, we’re happy about that. EB (Eric Bieniemy) is still with her and that part’s important that that stays in place.” Elijah Zion Bieniemy, the couple’s 27-year-old son, was arrested and booked on suspicion of malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling, according to a Loudon County Sheriff’s Office statement. Authorities have not yet revealed any possible motive for the shooting, only calling it a “domestic” disturbance. Dramatic video and audio of the law enforcement response showed a chaotic scene outside the Bieniemy home early Sunday evening. Deputies could be seen carrying the wounded Mia Bieniemy away from the home as other law enforcement agents, rifles drawn, headed toward the house on Northpark Drive where Elijah Bieniemy was arrested. Mia Bieniemy still had the strength to call 911 herself, Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman told NBC News earlier this week. The suspect fired a .22-caliber Ruger “causing injuries to the area of her left forearm and left shoulder with a projectile traveling across her chest,” according to a criminal complaint filed in support of Elijah Bieniemy’s arrest. He was booked into the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center with his next court date set for Aug. 31. Eric Bieniemy, 56, has one of the most high-profile assistant coaching jobs in pro football, running the Kansas City attack that includes future Hall of Fame quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce, the new husband of 14-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift. It’s not known when Eric Bieniemy will be back with the Chiefs, which will open the exhibition season on Aug. 15 and the regular season on Sept. 14. “We stay in touch with him, keep him abreast of everything that’s going on,” Reid said. “He’s got the (practice session) tape, watching whatever spare time he’s got there.” A representative for the Loudoun County Public Defender, the office representing Elijah Bieniemy, could not be immediately reached for comment Wednesday. “I can’t confirm the ICU question but I can confirm that LCSO detectives have spoken to her at the hospital,” Loudoun County Sheriff’s spokesperson Leah Paul said in a statement to NBC News.
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