Eric Bieniemy’s Son Called Cops About Parents Taking His Weapons Two Days Before Allegedly Shooting His Mom

Elijah Bieniemy, 27, was arrested after the shooting and is awaiting a mental health competency evaluation

NEED TO KNOW

• Elijah Bieniemy reportedly placed a phone call to police two days before he allegedly shot his mother, Mia Bieniemy
• The son of Mia and Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, Elijah was later arrested
• Eric Bieniemy has been by his wife’s side in Virginia since the July 26 shooting

Elijah Bieniemy placed a phone call to police two days before he allegedly shot his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to a report.

Elijah, the 27-year-old son of Mia and Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, called police to report that his parents had hidden weapons that belonged to him, The Athletic reported on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

According to a Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office report obtained by The Athletic, Elijah told police in a call on July 24 that “his parents are withholding his weapons and that he’s a certified UFC fighter so now he feels like he cannot defend himself.” 

The Bieniemys’ eldest son also reportedly told authorities that his parents “refuse to give [him] his firearms back when he tries to go to the range to use them,” and that “his parents told him he must give them his firearms if he wants to keep living in the home — and that he could have them back when he needed them.” 

Police classified the call as urgent (priority 3) but not life-threatening.

In June, an incident report showed that a caller alerted authorities to check on Elijah’s welfare at the home after one of his counselors at a remote college where he was enrolled was “concerned for his welfare.”

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Eric and Mia Bieniemy live at the Ashburn, Va. home, which is close to the training facility of the Washington Commanders, with whom the coach served as offensive coordinator in 2023.

On Monday, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Mia Bieniemy is continuing to recover from her injuries.

Mia, 57, was shot in the left forearm and shoulder with a .22 caliber firearm on Sunday, July 26 at her home, according to a criminal complaint obtained by ABC News.

Elijah was arrested and charged with three felonies — use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, malicious wounding and discharging a firearm within a building — in the shooting, according to Loudoun County court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

Elijah is awaiting a mental health competency evaluation. A preliminary hearing, originally set for Monday, Aug. 31, is now scheduled for Sept. 9.

Coach Bieniemy, 56, was along the sidelines in St. Joseph, Mo. for two days at rookie training camp late last month before he flew to Virginia after learning his wife had been allegedly shot by their son.