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Chiefs Coach’s Wife Out of ICU as Son’s Hearings Paused for Competency Evaluation

A court-ordered mental-health exam has halted the son’s pending court dates and left the criminal case’s next steps undecided for now.

Overview

  • Their son allegedly shot Mia Bieniemy at the family home in Ashburn, Virginia, on Sunday, leaving her with two gunshot wounds that required surgery and a fragment remaining in her body.
  • Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Mia has been moved out of the intensive care unit and is stable and making progress in her recovery.
  • Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, was arrested and charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling and is being held without bond.
  • Defense filings and a judge’s order have prompted a court-ordered competency and mental-health evaluation, which has paused scheduled motions and preliminary hearings and will shape the case’s legal path.
  • Eric Bieniemy has stayed in Virginia with his family while the Chiefs’ assistants, led by pass game coordinator Joe Bleymaier, have taken over his on-field duties and the team has given no timetable for his return.