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Two of four charged in May 2020 Gloucester Point slaying sentenced Monday

Rabbit Fauntleroy Jr.
Posted at 10:03 PM, Feb 07, 2022
and last updated 2022-02-07 22:03:34-05

GLOUCESTER, Va. - Two of four defendants charged with murder for a fatal shooting in May 2020 were sentenced Monday, including a Hampton teen who was just 16 at the time of the killing.

Amier Antonio Wynn, 18, of Hampton was sentenced to a 25-year active prison term for his role in the attempted robbery and fatal shooting of Hezekiah Fauntleroy, Jr. at a Gloucester Point apartment complex on May 15, 2020.

Wynn is already in Virginia Department of Corrections custody after being handed a 22-year active sentence last August for the May 5, 2020, killing of Ricky Devon Brooks, Jr. in Hampton. He committed both murders during a 10-day span at the age of 16.

Collins Alexander Turner, 21, of Newport News was also sentenced Monday, receiving a 20-year prison term after pleading guilty to second-degree murder on August 23, 2021.

Two others were charged with murder for Fauntleroy's death,Jennifer Anne Zukerman, 20, andDestin Dominique Moore, 25, both of Hampton.

Zukerman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on December 21, 2021, and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 8, 2022.

Moore pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on September 7, 2021, and is set for sentencing on March 14, 2022.

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