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The boy of Kansas City Chiefs violative coordinator Eric Bieniemy has been arrested aft allegedly shooting his mother and nan coach's woman aggregate times successful nan couple's Virginia home.
Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, was arrested and charged pinch malicious wounding, usage of a firearm successful committee of a felony, and discharge of a firearm wrong a dwelling, according to a property merchandise by nan Loudon County Sheriff's Office.
The merchandise states 1 adult, presumably Mia Bieniemy, suffered "multiple gunshot wounds."
Eric Bieniemy was pinch nan Chiefs successful Missouri astatine nan time.
A root confirmed to Fox News Digital that Mia Bieniemy, 57, was hospitalized overnight.
Eric Bieniemy Offensive Coordinator of nan Kansas City Chiefs speaks to nan media during nan Kansas City Chiefs media readiness anterior to Super Bowl LIV astatine nan JW Marriott Turnberry connected January 29, 2020 successful Aventura, Florida. (Mark Brown/Getty Images)
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"The nine is alert of nan incident involving Eric Bieniemy’s family," nan Chiefs said successful a statement. "Out of respect for their privacy, we won’t person a remark astatine this time. Our thoughts and prayers are pinch them."
Loudoun County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Leah Pau said Monday that constabulary arrived astatine a location located connected nan 20000 artifact of Northpark Drive successful Ashburn, Virginia, Sunday evening and arrested Bieniemy. He was transported to nan Loudon County Adult Detention Center wherever he is being held without bond.
The constabulary investigation is ongoing.
It is expected Eric Bieniemy will petition a impermanent time off from nan squad to be to his woman and family, an NFL root said.
The Chiefs had coaches, rookies and quarterbacks report to camp astatine St. Joseph, Missouri, connected nan field of Missouri Western State, connected Friday. Veteran players study connected Tuesday.
UCLA violative coordinator Eric Bieniemy looks connected against nan Iowa Hawkeyes successful nan 2nd half of a NCAA Football crippled astatine nan Rose Bowl successful Pasadena connected Friday, November 8, 2024. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
Bieniemy, 56, returned to nan Chiefs this twelvemonth arsenic their violative coordinator aft spending clip pinch nan Washington Commanders, Chicago Bears and UCLA's shot program.
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As violative coordinator successful Kansas City from 2018-22, Bieniemy oversaw 1 of nan league's astir productive offenses:
- Patrick Mahomes won 2 MVP Awards (2018 and 2022).
- Mahomes threw for much than 5,000 yards n some MVP seasons.
- The Chiefs vanished first successful nan NFL successful scoring successful aggregate seasons.
- Travis Kelce became nan NFL's premier receiving tight end, while Tyreek Hill developed into 1 of football's astir explosive playmakers.
And nan Chiefs won 2 Super Bowls.
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"Yeah, I'm fired up to person him back," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said of Bieniemy's return astatine nan NFL Combine successful February. "When you suffer a Matt Nagy, to bring a feline successful who tin conscionable measurement successful and spell — that's not an easy point to do. He brings awesome energy.
"Loves doing what he's doing. All he wants to do is triumph shot games and person a awesome offense. Ultimate squad guy."
Armando Salguero is OutKick's Senior NFL Writer.
