HAMPTON, Va. — A Hampton man was sentenced to over 20 years in prison after being convicted of a deadly 2023 shooting he committed when he was 16 years old.

According to prosecutors, Hampton police were called to Rotherham Lane on June 8, 2023, for a shooting inside a home . Officers arrived to find 19-year-old William "Boodah" Hedgepeth, Jr., suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators reviewed surveillance videos that showed the suspect fleeing the scene with a gun in his hand, while another showed a vehicle fleeing the scene at the time of the shooting. Police found the driver of that vehicle, a juvenile who confirmed he was inside the home at the time of the shooting, and who identified the suspect as Jaden Pollock. After the shooting,

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