Austin Metcalf was stabbed to death by Karmelo Anthony during an altercation at a high school track meet in Texas Wednesday morning following a disagreement over seating.
Metcalf, an 11th grader at Frisco Memorial High School, was a dedicated athlete and a standout linebacker on the school’s football team.
Metcalf was attending a track and field championship between other area schools at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas when the fatal attack happened. The junior at Frisco ISD’s Memorial High School was in the stands at the stadium when a confrontation broke out between the teen and 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony.
Karmelo allegedly became enraged over being told he was sitting in the wrong seat prior to the alteration. In response, he allegedly pulled out a knife and attacked Austin Metcalf.
Austin’s parents and twin brother spoke to the media Thursday, remembering him as “the most amazing kid.”
Jeff Metcalf told NBC5 that his sons didn’t know the person who’d allegedly stabbed Austin.
He continued to say: “They were twins, identical twins, and his brother was holding on to him, trying to make it stop bleeding, and he died in his brother’s arms. I rushed up there and I saw him on the gurney and I could tell – they said he wasn’t breathing.
“I could see all the blood, and I saw where the wound was, and I was very concerned, so I had to find his brother, and we rushed to the hospital.
“And we prayed, and it’s God’s plan. I don’t understand it, but they weren’t able to save him. This is murder.”
Paying tribute to his late son, Jeff further revealed he had a 4.0 GPA and was MVP of the football team, adding: “He was loved by many. He was a leader.”
Jeff also set up a GoFundMe to honor Austin Metcalf, where he also described him as a ‘bright young man with a great future ahead of him.’
17-Year-old Karmelo Anthony Charged With The Murder of Austin Metcalf
Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old football player at Frisco Memorial High School in Texas, was fatally stabbed at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco on Wednesday.
Metcalf, who was attending the UIL District 11-5A championship meet, was reportedly stabbed after an altercation with a 17-year-old from a different high school over a seating dispute.
Karmelo Anthony, a high school student at Centennial High School, has been charged with murder.
