Arrest made in Gadsden teen murder case

GADSDEN, AL (WBRC) - An arrest has been made in the murder case of a teenager from Gadsden.

17-year-old Travis Lamar Wilson was arrested overnight in Huntington, West Virginia. He is accused of killing 17-year-old Chris Hoyt.

Hoyt was a student at Gadsden City High School. He was shot and killed at Grant Avenue in east Gadsden.

Police say Hoyt had just left a party.

Wilson is in West Virginia awaiting an extradition hearing that is expected to happen Monday.

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