For the community, the pastor said he hopes people can come together rather than be divided, “whether that be racial, whether that be in faith denominations, whether that be in anger or whatever.”
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Anthony, who allegedly confessed to police on the scene, is being held on a $1 million bond—which his attorneys call excessive. The suspect’s family, whose home address was shared online, said Anthony was “provoked” and that “the narrative being spread is false, unjust, and harmful.”
A funeral service for Metcalf will be held on April 12. His father, Jeff Metcalf, has said he already forgives his son’s killer and knows that “God is going to take care of my family.”