In the early morning hours of January 4, 2023, 27-year-old Andrew Gilliam was asleep in his Huntsville, Alabama, apartment when a stray bullet came through his bedroom window and fatally wounded him. He was taken to Huntsville Hospital, where he died; his wife was at his side. Two other apartments in the complex were also struck by gunfire that morning, but no one else was reported injured.

Gilliam was a graduate of Austin High School and the University of Alabama, where he was a member of the Million Dollar Band. He had become a rocket engineer and contributed to the Artemis I launch. Active in his church, he and his wife had recently started a group for newly married and engaged couples. The Huntsville Police Department describes the shooting as a random act of violence and investigators say they do not believe Gilliam was the intended target. No suspects or arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open; a reward has been offered.

If anyone saw or heard anything at the apartment complex that morning or has information that could help, please share what is known with investigators.