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, prosecutors said Pollock texted the juvenile apologizing that he had to see the victim “headtapped.”…