Dr. Matthew Willson, 31, a British astrophysicist visiting his girlfriend in a suburban Atlanta apartment complex, was killed on January 16, 2022 when a stray bullet pierced the couple’s apartment and struck him in the head. The couple had been awakened by the sound of more than 30 gunshots fired from a nearby apartment complex; his girlfriend, Katherine Shepard, called for help but Willson’s injuries were fatal.

Brookhaven Police investigators concluded the fatal shot came from individuals recklessly discharging a firearm in an adjacent building. They identified 24-year-old Demarcus D. Chaney as the person alleged to have fired the shot. Chaney was arrested and charged with murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and was later indicted by a grand jury and awaiting trial.

What details about the shooting or the buildings’ layout might help explain how a bullet traveled between apartments, and can anyone who heard or saw activity around the complex that night add information?