A Texas Teenager Learned Her Boyfriend Was Cheating. So, He Lured Her to a Park and Shot Her 22 Times.

A Texas teenager accused of luring his girlfriend to a park and then shooting her 22 times will now spend decades behind bars.

On the evening of Jan. 11, 2022, Frank Deleon Jr., 17, texted 16-year-old Diamond Alvarez, and asked her to meet with him at the park near her Houston home, said the victim’s mother, Anna Machado, The New York Post reported.

According to Machado, her daughter “was always crying about” Deleon, who she reportedly dated on and off for around a year.

“Investigators learned Deleon was simultaneously in a romantic relationship with Ms. Alvarez and another female,” the Houston Police Department said. “When Ms. Alvarez learned of the other relationship, she met Deleon at the park where he shot her multiple times.”

At around 9:30 p.m. the victim’s family heard gunshots. When Peanut, Alvarez's dog she took out with her to meet Deleon, returned home alone, her family rushed to the park, where they found the girl's body.

Prosecutors said the murder suspect was “attempting to pack his bags to flee” when police arrested him, according to KWTX-TV.

Deleon, who was charged with murder, recently took a plea deal in the case and was sentenced to 45 years behind bars, KTRK-TV reported.