Bullet Fired At Chiefs Stadium Reportedly Missed Coach Andy Reid By Just 15ft

A slug was fired into Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s agency astatine nan team’s believe installation past outpouring while he was inside, the Kansas City Star reported connected Wednesday.

The Star, citing aggregate sources, reported Reid was moving unsocial successful his agency successful early May 2024 erstwhile a slug fired from extracurricular nan building collapsed done solid and near a spread successful nan model and blinds. It yet lodged 15ft from wherever Reid was sitting, successful a wall betwixt his bath and his agency door. The Chiefs installed bulletproof solid soon afterward.

The Star reported 2 much bullets deed nan facility, pinch 1 striking nan 3rd level and different an outdoor air-conditioning unit. Few group people successful nan statement knew astir nan incident.

A Chiefs spokesperson declined remark connected Wednesday night. Reid’s adjacent media readiness is slated to beryllium Friday nighttime aft Kansas City’s location crippled against nan Chicago Bears, nan last preseason crippled for some teams.

No arrests person been made and nary charges person been filed, though nan constabulary are treating nan incident arsenic an aggravated assault.

“There is nary denotation this was a targeted incident astatine immoderate personification aliases organization,” Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Captain Jacob Becchina told nan Star. “Because nan building was occupied astatine nan clip of nan slug coming done nan window, nan lawsuit is being investigated arsenic an aggravated assault.”

Reid has led nan Chiefs to 3 Super Bowl titles since nan 2019 season, pinch nan astir caller coming astatine nan extremity of nan 2023 season. Kansas City mislaid their bid for a three-peat erstwhile they mislaid to nan Philadelphia Eagles successful February’s Super Bowl.

Along pinch his 3 rings, nan 2002 AP NFL Coach of nan Year Award victor has 273 profession wins, 4th each clip and tops among progressive coaches. He coached nan Philadelphia Eagles for 14 seasons earlier joining nan Chiefs anterior to nan 2013 season.