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Chiefs install bulletproof glass after gunfire hits Reid's office

Published 22 August 2025

A gunshot fired into the Kansas City Chiefs head coach’s office at the team’s practice facility last spring has surfaced publicly in new detail, revealing that three bullets struck the complex, including one that pierced the window of Andy Reid’s office as he sat inside. No one was injured, but the incident prompted the team to install reinforced, bulletproof glass and has left authorities continuing an open investigation with no arrests reported to date. The episode, which occurred in May 2024, comes as the Chiefs prepare for a pivotal preseason finale and the start of a demanding regular season.

According to the latest accounts, Reid was alone in his second-floor office when a bullet fired from outside the building penetrated the glass and lodged in a wall roughly 15 feet from his desk. Two other bullets hit different parts of the facility: one struck a floor above the coach’s office and another hit an outdoor air-conditioning unit. Authorities treating the case as aggravated assault note there is no evidence indicating the shooting was targeted at Reid or the organization, and they say the investigation remains ongoing with no arrests made at this time. In the aftermath, the...

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