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Andy Reid Office Shooting Went Unreported for a Year

The Chiefs coach was inside his office when it happened, but not injured.

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A bullet struck the Kansas City Chiefs practice facility in May 2024, entering coach Andy Reid’s office while he was inside.

Reid was working in his second-floor office shortly after midnight on the morning of May 4, 2024 when a bullet broke through the window and hit a wall about 15 feet from the coach’s desk, according to The Kansas City Star, which first reported the news Thursday night. 

Reid was not injured in the incident.

Two other bullets hit the third floor of the facility and an air conditioning unit, the Star reported, and Reid’s office is now protected by bulletproof glass.

The Kansas City Police Department still has an active investigation into the incident, and a spokesperson told Front Office Sports there’s “no indication this was a targeted incident at any person or organization.” Detectives are still waiting on “further forensic analysis,” and the incident is being investigated as an aggravated assault, the spokesperson said.

The incident report obtained by FOS shows the officers arrived at the team facility that night, and according to the spokesperson, spoke with Chiefs overnight security. The team also bulked up fencing around its practice fields this year, according to the Star.

In the spring of 2024, Reid had just come off his second straight Super Bowl win with the Chiefs, their third in five years. In the year since, the shooting was largely kept under wraps, and was not disclosed to all the players and staff at the facility.

A spokesperson for the Chiefs declined to comment to the Star, and did not immediately respond to an FOS request for comment.

Following the deadly shooting at league headquarters in New York City last month, the league sent a memo to team owners recommending three security changes at facilities: updated threat assessments, armed officers, and weapons screening.

“The Committee recognizes that these changes will affect day-to-day operations and require an investment of time, coordination, and resources,” the league said in its memo. “However, there is no higher priority than the safety and security of our players, coaches, staff, and everyone who works in and around our facilities.”

Some teams had already acted before the mid-August memo. Following the shooting, the Chargers “increased the presence and perimeter protection of our security operation through the end of camp,” and plan to revisit those policies after training camp is over, a team spokesperson told FOS.

The Chiefs have achieved global fame under Reid’s management, becoming one of the most widely loved and hated teams in sports. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce are A-list celebrities, further boosted by the latter’s relationship with singer Taylor Swift. The team stars in a new ESPN six-episode docuseries called “The Kingdom.” 

Reid’s close brush with tragedy would have been another in a long line for his family. Reid’s eldest son, Garrett, died of an overdose at Eagles training camp in 2012, where he had been helping the strength coaches of his father’s former team. Reid’s middle son, Britt, went to prison for driving drunk in 2021 on his way home from the Chiefs facility—where he worked for the team as an assistant coach—severely injuring a 5-year-old girl. Britt Reid spent 16 months in prison and remains under house arrest until later this year; the Chiefs agreed to a settlement with the girl’s family that includes the franchise covering her medical costs for life.

Reid’s youngest son, Spencer, is heading into his third season with the Chiefs as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. Reid also has two daughters, Drew Ann and Crosby.

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