In a San Antonio courtroom, 20-year-old Kevin Luna was handed a 40-year sentence for a murder stemming from a 2022 dating app robbery gone fatally awry, this verdict arriving after Luna's confession to the killing of Patrick Zavala, according to FOX San Antonio.

Luna's admitted deed, a robbery designed to ensnare Zavala via a dating app, culminated in a tragic scene where Zavala was discovered unresponsive with a chest wound in the driver's seat of a truck that had collided with a utility pole and despite the efforts of paramedics to save him, was declared deceased at the hospital, and Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales stressed that "Today's outcome reinforces our commitment of ensuring justice for the victims of violent crimes," and with these words he sought to offer a measure of solace to the grieving family of the victim, Gonzales conveyed in a statement obtained by FOX San Antonio.

Key evidence, including audio messages in which Luna spoke of property left at the crime scene and insider details about the botched robbery, contributed to his sentence and it was this pertinent information that led investigators to Luna's guilt as it involved knowledge only the culprit would possess, these were details gleaned from the police report as Fox San Antonio noted.

The fatal incident that occurred just after midnight on Jan. 3, 2022, at the corner of Northwestern and Ingram Road, involved Luna and an accomplice, Derrick Sentmore, who was caught on video fleeing the scene with Zavala's cellphone moments after the crash the investigation eventually leading police to recover the phone at a nearby apartment.