The father of a teen who was stabbed to death at a high school track meet has shared harrowing details of how his son looked right after he died.
Jeff Metcalf rushed over to the David Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco after his son Austin, 17, was stabbed in the heart by a student from a different school, Karmelo Anthony, 17.
He found his dying son in a gurney and saw a hole in his chest, with blood coating the teen’s skin, the grieving father told The Dallas Morning News.
Jeff said he knew his son was not breathing at that point, and he kissed his cold forehead and ran his fingers through his hair.
Metcalf’s twin brother Hunter was by his side and held him in his arms as he died.
‘We were one person,” Hunter told local outlet. ‘We did everything together, everything the same. We connected so well.’
An arrest report says a confrontation between the two star football players began when Metcalf told Anthony he was sitting under another team’s pop-up tent and told him to move, as reported by NBC DFW.
Austin Metcalf’s father Jeff has shared the heartbreaking moment he knew his son Austin was no longer breathing after being stabbed at a track meet in Frisco, Texas
Austin’s twin brother Hunger was with him when he died. He is pictured with his father Jeff
High school senior Karmelo Anthony, 17, admitted to fatally stabbing a fellow teen, according to police
Metcalf’s twin brother Hunter held him in his arms and tried to stop the bleeding after the stabbing on Wednesday
‘I’m not alleged. I did it,’ Anthony, who is also a high school football star, reportedly told cops as he was taken into custody.
The two students from different high schools began fighting before Anthony unzipped his bag and reached in, telling Metcalf: ‘Touch me and see what happens.’
The report says Metcalf then ‘grabbed Anthony to tell him to move and Anthony pulled out … a black knife and stabbed Austin once in the chest.’
Anthony reportedly ran away before being arrested by responding officers.
He had apparently told a school resource officer: ‘I was protecting myself,’ and, ‘He put his hands on me.’
Anthony also asked an officer if what he did could be considered self-defense and asked whether the victim was going to be okay, per police.
He was charged with murder and faces 5 to 99 years in prison if convicted.
Anthony reportedly told cops that he acted after Metcalf touched him in a confrontation
The killing happened at the the Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco on Wednesday
Metcalf was a star football player Frisco’s Memorial High School and planned to be a college athlete
Metcalf, a junior, was a star football player at Frisco’s Memorial High School and planned to be a college athlete. A GoFundMe set up for him says he was recently voted Most Valuable Player and had a 4.0 GPA at school.
Anthony, a senior, is also a star for the Centennial high school football team.
He is being held at Collin County Jail on a $1 million bond.
‘UIL is deeply saddened by the tragic incident that took place at the District 11-5A track meet on April 2 at Frisco ISD’s Kuykendall Stadium,’ the school district said in a statement.
‘UIL staff is in communication with district officials to provide support and assistance during this time… Our thoughts go out to those impacted.’
