Texas highschool footballer Austin Metcalf stabbed to death in argument over seat, twin brother watches in horror

17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a Texas high school star athlete, was stabbed in the heart and left to die in his twin brother's arms after a fight over a seat at a track meet, the boys' father said. The fatal attack happened on April 2 when Austin went to attend a track and field championship. A confrontation broke out between Austin and Karmelo Anthony, resulting in a brutal attack and death.

Anthony was told he was sitting in the wrong seat, which enraged him enough to draw a knife that he was carrying, and he attacked Austin. Austin's twin brother Hunter could not do anything as he saw his brother dying from the stabbing attack.

“I tried to whip around as fast as I could. I looked at my brother and I’m not going to talk about the rest. I tried to help him," Hunter said. When their father reached the spot, Austin was not breathing.

“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. And we prayed, and it’s God’s plan, I don’t understand it, but they weren’t able to save him. This is murder,” father Jeff Metcalf said.

Awful. This morning 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was stabbed by 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony at a track meet in Frisco. He died in his twin brother’s arms. Incomprehensible. Pray for his family. pic.twitter.com/ILm0UKEuqE

— Will Cain (@willcain) April 3, 2025

They don't know each other, he only says "you're in the wrong seat"?

Yeah something is being left out.... Something isn't WHITE about this. Regardless, he didn't deserve to die, RIP Austin. But he said some racist shit , has to https://t.co/2NdXYxoHxk

— Murphy's Law (@PettyMurphyLaw) April 3, 2025

Shocking News

SAY HIS NAME: Austin Metcalf (17)

High achieving student, athlete, 4.0 GPA. KiIIed in cold bIood by Karmelo Anthony.

17-year-old white student was fatally stabbed by a black student during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas. "TAKE COVER NOW"

RIP Austin pic.twitter.com/MAWlNnhxZ4

— Bhola (@sumityou40) April 3, 2025

Who is Karmelo Anthony, charged with first-degree murder?

Karmelo Anthony was arrested on the spot and is now being held at Collin County jail.

“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. The guy was in the wrong place, and they asked him to move and he bowed up [became angry and aggressive]. This is murder,” Austin Metcalf's father said.