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It was a little after 7 p.m. when a Sunday evening in an idyllic, peaceful Ashburn, Virginia community turned into something out of a movie.
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That’s how a Bieniemy family neighbor described the police response to a shooting at the family’s Virginia townhome.
Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy’s wife, Mia, was shot multiple times Sunday evening in their home on Northpark Drive. Their son, Elijah, was later arrested.
Julia Kim, whose townhome shares a wall with the Bieniemy residence, said that she didn’t hear any gunshots. Other neighbors told Kim they also did not hear gunshots.
But Kim was stunned when she looked outside her window to see cops sprinting between the homes with long guns drawn.
“Literally like out of a movie — with ARs drawn,” Kim said in a phone interview with The Star. “I’ve never seen anything like that. Wow.”
Mia Bieniemy was taken to an area hospital for treatment of “serious injuries” after the shooting but is now in stable condition.
Elijah Bieniemy, 27, was still at the scene when officers arrived and was arrested on malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and discharge of a firearm inside of a dwelling.
Some 20 to 30 police vehicles responded to the scene in eastern Ashburn, Virginia, Kim estimated, where law enforcement remained present until roughly 4:30 a.m. Monday.
Kim said they weren’t aware of the details from Sunday until news began to spread on social media.
“Everybody was shocked,” she said. “I mean all the neighbors.”
She described the Bieniemy family the same way she described the neighborhood: quiet and uneventful.
The townhomes back into Central Park, draped by restaurants and shops, where Kim said it’s common to see kids playing, dogs walking and families gathering.
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“It’s a very quiet street,” she said. “Nothing like this has ever happened. Not even close.”
After police responded to the scene, Kim peered outside her window to see Elijah Bieniemy being led away in handcuffs Sunday evening.
He was booked hours later and is currently being held without bond. His next court appearance is set for August 31, when he is scheduled for a preliminary hearing.
Eric Bieniemy had spent the weekend in St. Joseph, Missouri, for the start of Chiefs training camp. He left camp to travel to Virginia, where he and his family moved in 2023 for a one-year job with the Washington Commanders.
Kim said she has been neighbors with the family since the Bieniemys bought the home in 2023. Eric spent 2024 with UCLA and 2025 with the Chicago Bears before returning to the Chiefs in January.
Kim said she doesn’t see the family frequently but “found nothing out of the ordinary” and described Elijah as chill, soft-spoken and quiet.
“Just a quiet, nice family,” Kim said. “You just don’t know what’s going on right within the walls of people’s (homes).”
Speaking from training camp Monday in St. Joseph, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that Mia Bieniemy was in stable condition.
“She’s a saint,” Reid said of Mia. “We all know that — the people that know her. One of God’s good blessings sitting right there. Really, a special person. But things happen. Things happen, and you’ve just got to work through it.”
The Chiefs do not currently have a timetable for Bieniemy’s return, and Reid made it clear the club will give him all the time he needs.
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