Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was working alone in his practice facility office when a bullet fired from outside the building penetrated his window and lodged in a wall approximately 15 feet from his desk in May 2024.
The shooting occurred at approximately 12:15 a.m. on May 4, 2024, according to a police report provided by the Kansas City Police Department. Reid, 67, was not struck or injured by the gunshot, and neither was anyone else.
“When officers arrived they were told by overnight security that someone in the building alerted them to hearing a noise and observed what appeared to be a bullet hole in a window,” a spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department told PEOPLE magazine.
The bullet fired from outside pierced the glass window in Reid’s second-floor office before penetrating the blinds and lodging in a wall between his bathroom and the entry door to his office. Reid’s office overlooks the team’s three practice fields on the north side of the three-story facility located in the Truman Sports Complex near Arrowhead Stadium.
Two other bullets struck the facility during the incident. One bullet hit the third floor, one floor above Reid’s office, while another struck an outdoor air conditioning unit outside the building.
“No one was struck, and there were no injuries associated with the incident,” the police spokesperson said. However, the case is being investigated as aggravated assault “because the building was occupied at the time of the bullet coming through the window.”
Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Captain Jacob Becchina said “there is no indication this was a targeted incident at any person or organization.” A close insider told USA Today Sports that the incident is believed by the team to have been “random.”
No arrests or charges have been made in the case. The investigation is ongoing, including determining the location from where the shots originated. Police said “detectives await further forensic analysis” to determine details such as “where the bullet may have been fired from.”
The incident had been kept secret for 15 months and was not widely known even among those in the building. For many Chiefs players and staff, reports of the gunfire represent the first time they have learned of the shooting that hit the facility.
The Chiefs declined to comment on the incident. However, bulletproof glass was installed in Reid’s office soon after the shooting as a safety measure. The team has also increased the amount of perimeter fencing surrounding the three practice fields within recent months.
The facility has a security guard on site 24 hours per day and is monitored by several cameras, according to the organization. The Chiefs have stated that the safety and security of their employees remains a top priority.
Reid is known for working deep into the night and early morning hours at his practice facility office, a habit he considers part of his job responsibilities. The head coach has led the Chiefs to unprecedented success since arriving from Philadelphia in 2013.
Just three months before the gunfire pierced his office window, Reid led the Chiefs to their third Super Bowl victory in a five-year span and their first NFL championship repeat in two decades. Nine months after the shooting incident, he led the Chiefs back to the NFL’s championship game for another Super Bowl victory.
Reid is the fourth-winningest coach in NFL history with 301 total victories, which is 100 more than anyone else currently leading an NFL franchise. Under his leadership, the Chiefs have established a worldwide profile and have begun referring to themselves as “the world’s team.”
The shooting comes as the Chiefs analyze their stadium future, weighing options in Missouri and Kansas with their lease set to expire in 2031. The team is also considering the future of its practice facility, including whether to remain at its current location east of downtown Kansas City or move to a different location.
The practice facility houses both the team’s football operations and corporate offices within the Truman Sports Complex. The incident occurred during what would typically be Reid’s routine late-night work sessions, when the 67-year-old coach often remains in his office reviewing game film and preparing for upcoming practices and games.