The family of 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony has raised more than $85,000 in donations after he was charged with murder.
An online fundraiser has been set up by supporters of Karmelo, the teenager charged with murder in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf.
Metcalf and Anthony had an altercation at a track meet on Wednesday.
The crowdfunding page that has been set up for Anthony alleges that the suspect was “jumped” by Anthony and his twin brother.
It also alleges that at least one of the brothers knew Anthony.
The page goes on to describe Anthony as a “respectful, well-mannered young man” with “multiple college offers” and a “4.0 student.”
Karmelo Anthony receiving so much support has been a hot topic online.
One X account stated, “$70K raised in under 24 hours — the power is real. Let’s keep this momentum going! If I can donate, you can donate. Let’s show up. 
”
Not everyone was a fan of it:
“If you donate your a piece of garbage, he murdered someone,” one person said.
“If you donate to this, you are a clown,” a second person stated.
“Why the hell are we giving money to a killer
,” another person asked of people sending funds to Karmelo Anthony.
“where’s the money going if he’s gonna spend the rest of his life in jail?” a fourth fan asked.
One final person wrote: “this person took someone’s life mistake or not if this person were white i would still expect people to not donate or help (ik that will be someone’s argument so had to say that) it’s not always about color like some people make it. Some people can change & some deserve second chances, but this is a serious crime & deserves to be handled as such.”
Karmelo Anthony Facing A Lifetime in Prison
Karmelo Anthony, the Texas high school student accused of stabbing fellow 17-year-old student-athlete Austin Metcalf to death at a Frisco, Texas, track meet last week, is looking at a lifetime in prison.
Karmelo and Metcalf were competing in the state’s University Interscholastic League’s District 11-5A championship meet at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco when an altercation between them turned deadly.
Karmelo currently has a $1 million bond.
He is facing a first-degree felony murder charge in a case that has drawn widespread attention.
