A 17-year-old was fatally stabbed during a high school track meet at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday, and one of the victim’s family members has shared some information about what preceded the tragic incident.
Austin Metcalf, a junior Memorial High School in Frisco, was stabbed after he allegedly got into a fight with 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, who is a student at Centennial High School in Frisco. Reports indicated that the dispute began after Metcalf told Anthony he was sitting in the wrong spot. Metcalf was stabbed in the heart.
Metcalf’s twin brother, Hunter Metcalf, tried to save Austin but was unsuccessful. Hunter shared more details about the incident in an interview with WFAA on Wednesday.
Austin Metcalf and Karmelo Anthony
“We asked (Anthony) to move. He started getting aggressive and talking reckless,” Hunter explained, via TMZ. “And my brother stepped in and said, ‘You need to move.’ And he’s like, ‘Make me move.’ All the sudden, he grabbed his backpack.”
Immediately after, Hunter said he realized that his brother had been stabbed. He estimated that the entire altercation lasted less than 30 seconds and said neither he nor Austin had any history with Anthony.
Anthony was taken into custody and is being charged with first-degree murder.
Metcalf was a member of Memorial High School’s track and field team, a team MVP as a linebacker on the varsity football team, and a member of the National Honor Society.
There were over 100 athletes from eight schools at Kuykendall Stadium for the District 11-5A Championship track meet. The meet was canceled following the fatal stabbing.