What was supposed to be a normal spring track meet turned into an unthinkable nightmare in Frisco, Texas, when 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was stabbed in the heart and died in the arms of his twin brother — all because he asked someone to move out of his seat.
The suspect, Karmelo Anthony, also 17, is now facing a murder charge after allegedly stabbing Austin during a confrontation at Kuykendall Stadium. The incident has sent shockwaves through the Frisco community and ignited questions that linger far beyond the stadium gates.
According to the Metcalf family, Austin politely told Anthony he was in the wrong seat. What followed was an explosion of senseless violence. In a moment that no parent, sibling, or student should ever have to witness, Hunter Metcalf watched as his twin brother collapsed, bleeding and gasping for life. He tried to save him — but there was nothing he could do.
“I tried to whip around as fast as I could,” Hunter recalled, his voice breaking. “I looked at my brother and I’m not going to talk about the rest. I tried to help him.”
Their father, Jeff Metcalf, described the agonizing moment he reached his son only to find him no longer breathing. “We prayed… but they weren’t able to save him,” he said. “This is murder.”
Austin Metcalf wasn’t just a high schooler — he was a standout football player, a 4.0 GPA student, and a recently named Most Valuable Player at Memorial High School. He was a young man with dreams of college athletics, a future built on hard work, talent, and discipline.
His school community is reeling. The UIL, Texas’s high school athletics governing body, issued a statement expressing deep sorrow, and Memorial High School pledged to honor Austin while providing counseling services for shaken students.
What shocks many is not just the crime itself, but the sheer audacity of it. A teenager brought a knife to a school-sanctioned track event and used it to end a life — over a seat. That’s the chilling reality. And yet, amid his grief, Jeff Metcalf has chosen to forgive.
“You know what, I already forgive this person,” he said. “God takes care of things. God is going to take care of me. God is going to take care of my family.”
Still, he could not hide his disbelief: “What kind of parents did this child have? What was he taught?” The question cuts deeper than any headline.
Now Karmelo Anthony, a senior at Frisco Centennial High School, sits in Collin County Jail with no bond set. One family grieves an unimaginable loss, while another faces the irreversible reality that their own son’s life is forever altered — not by accident, but by choice.
“It’s unfortunate for everyone involved,” said Jeff Metcalf. “Their son will end up in prison and learn that he killed someone. I can never get my son back.”
As the city of Frisco mourns, the tragedy serves as a haunting reminder: violence can erupt anywhere, even in the most familiar of places. And sometimes, the smallest request can provoke the most devastating outcome.
