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Elijah Zion Bieniemy

A Virginia shooting case in which Elijah Zion Bieniemy is charged after Mia Bieniemy was wounded.

Charged · allegations
last updated 15 August 2026 · 4 sources
Confirmed facts
10
Open questions
5
Charges
3
Bond
No bond
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Case file Elijah Zion Bieniemy, reference D C zero zero nine two. The Associated Press, via The Washington Post, reported that on twenty-six July twenty twenty-six, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded late Sunday to a shooting in Ashburn, Virginia, and found fifty-seven-year-old Mia Bieniemy with multiple gunshot wounds. AP reported the Ashburn home was connected to Eric and Mia Bieniemy from Eric Bieniemy’s time coaching the Washington Commanders. AP reported that Mia Bieniemy was transported to a hospital and was in stable condition Monday. AP reported that Elijah Zion Bieniemy, twenty-seven, was arrested early Monday in connection with the shooting. Authorities said, according to AP via The Washington Post, that he was charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling. The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court. AP reported he was being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. AP reported that court appearances were continued pending a mental health evaluation, according to Virginia judiciary records. The file’s open questions include what circumstances led to the shooting, when hearings will be rescheduled, whether Mia Bieniemy’s condition changed after being reported stable, and the outcome of the mental health evaluation. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero zero nine two at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed10 entries
26 July 2026
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded late Sunday to a shooting in Ashburn, Virginia, and found 57-year-old Mia Bieniemy with multiple gunshot wounds.
AP via The Washington Post
26 July 2026
AP reported that the Ashburn home was connected to Eric and Mia Bieniemy from Eric Bieniemy's time coaching the Washington Commanders.
AP
27 July 2026
AP reported that Mia Bieniemy was transported to a hospital and was in stable condition Monday.
AP via The Washington Post
27 July 2026
AP reported that Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, was arrested early Monday in connection with the shooting.
AP
27 July 2026
Authorities said Elijah Zion Bieniemy was charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling; the charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
AP via The Washington Post
27 July 2026
AP reported that Elijah Zion Bieniemy was being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.
AP via The Washington Post
30 July 2026
AP reported that Elijah Bieniemy remained in the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on Thursday.
AP · added 15 Aug 2026
30 July 2026
AP reported that two court appearances in Elijah Bieniemy's case, including a motions hearing and the preliminary hearing that had been set for 31 August 2026, were continued pending a mental health evaluation, according to Virginia judiciary records.
AP · added 15 Aug 2026
30 July 2026
AP reported that the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said the investigation was ongoing and that no motive had been provided.
AP · added 15 Aug 2026
30 July 2026
AP reported that Mia Bieniemy had been released from the intensive care unit, where she had been treated for multiple gunshot wounds.
AP · added 15 Aug 2026
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What circumstances led to the shooting?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
Has a first court appearance or next hearing date been scheduled?not reported · unconfirmed
Has Mia Bieniemy's condition changed after being reported stable on 27 July 2026?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
When will the delayed court appearances be rescheduled?not reported · unconfirmed
What is the outcome of the mental health evaluation?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
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