Elijah Bieniemy called police before allegedly shooting his mother in Virginia
The New York Times reported that police said Elijah Bieniemy called authorities on 24 July, two days before the alleged shooting of his wife, Mia Bieniemy, on 26 July in Loudoun County, Virginia. Police in Loudoun County said the 57-year-old mother was shot at the family home and was hospitalized in stable condition, and that Elijah Bieniemy was arrested on charges including malicious wounding and several firearm offenses.
NBC News later reported that she was moved from intensive care to a regular ward, and Arrowhead Pride noted that she was recovering. A court hearing for the son was postponed on 6 August pending a mental-health evaluation, according to NBC Sports.