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The Chiefs said their prayers are with the family as police investigate the shooting
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The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with shooting his mother, according to authorities in Virginia.
Deputies responded late Sunday to a shooting in Ashburn, Virginia, where they found 57-year-old Mia Bieniemy with multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Loudon County Sheriff's Office. The couple still had a home in the area from Bieniemy's time with the Washington Commanders.
Mia Bieniemy was rushed to the hospital and was in stable condition Monday, the sheriff’s office said.
Elijah Zion Bieniemy, the 27-year-old son of the couple, was arrested 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.
The sheriff's office said the investigation was ongoing.
Eric Bieniemy was with the Chiefs at their practice in St. Joseph, Missouri, earlier Sunday. He was not present for Monday's workout.
“The club is aware of the incident involving Eric Bieniemy’s family," the team told The Associated Press in a statement. "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 part of Chiefs coach Andy Reid's 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 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, so Bieniemy went to the Commanders in 2023 in hopes of burnishing his resume. But the team struggled and coach Ron Rivera's 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.
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.
The Chiefs are off Tuesday. The first full-squad workout at Missouri Western State University is Wednesday.
“It's great to have (Bieniemy) back in the building,” Reid said last 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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