Winfield Teen Charged After Man Killed In Shooting Outside Of Hotel In Downtown Tuscaloosa

TUSCALOOSA, AL — A teenager from Winfield is in custody after a Fayette man was found shot to death outside of a hotel in downtown Tuscaloosa Saturday night.

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Captain Jack Kennedy, commander of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, told local media early Sunday morning that Tuscaloosa Police officers were first called to the parking lot of the Embassy Suites on University Boulevard around 9:10 p.m. on the initial report of a shooting.

Once at the scene, 21-year-old Howell Booth Holland was found to have been shot to death.

Kennedy went on to say that several witnesses were located and interviewed by the Violent Crimes Unit and none of those involved were staying at or connected to the hotel.

"The subjects involved were visiting downtown clubs and bars, and had their vehicle parked in the hotel’s parking lot," Kennedy said. "The suspect was found to be friends with the victim, and during a verbal altercation, retrieved a firearm from his vehicle, and shot the victim one time. The shooting was witnessed by multiple people."

Kennedy then said 18-year-old Jackson Luke Overton of Winfield, was charged with murder and booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail without bond.

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