On Wednesday, April 2, Austin Metcalf (17) was fatally stabbed by Karmelo Anthony (17) during an altercation that took place at during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas.
Metcalf was stabbed in the heart after confronting Anthony about being in the wrong seat during the University Interscholastic League’s (UIL) District 11-5A championship track meet.
The victim’s twin brother, Hunter, witnessed the stabbing and immediately attempted to stop the bleeding as Austin was dying in his arms.
Despite first responders performing CPR and providing blood, Metcalf died from his stab wound.
Metcalf’s father, Jeff, described his son as a 4.0 GPA student who was the MVP of the football team. Metcalf was a kid who was “on the right track,” “a leader,” and was “loved by many.”
Speaking to NBC 5 News, Jeff shared that the identical twins were inseparable. “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,” Jeff said.
“I rushed up there and I saw him on the gurney and I could tell—they said he wasn’t breathing,” Jeff continued. “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.”
On their way to the hospital, Jeff shared that they “prayed” for God to save Austin but said, “It’s God’s plan [and] I don’t understand it, but they weren’t able to save him. This is murder.”
“I’m not trying to judge, but what kind of parents did this child have? What was he taught? He brought a knife to a track meet, and he murdered my son by stabbing him in the heart,” Jeff said. “The guy was in the wrong place, and they asked him to move and he bowed up. This is murder.”
“You know what,” Jeff explained, “I already forgive this person. Already.” Then with reassurance, he said, “God takes care of things. God is going to take care of me. God is going to take care of my family.”
During an interview with Fox 4 News, Jeff said that he feels for the suspect’s “family because now their son will end up in prison and learn that he killed someone, and he devastated and killed my son, who I can never get back. It’s unfortunate for everyone involved.”
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