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Witnesses in Karmelo Anthony murder trial confirm Austin Metcalf's words immediately after attack

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Witnesses in Karmelo Anthony murder trial confirm Austin Metcalf's words immediately after attack
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Witnesses testify Austin Metcalf screamed for help after being stabbed at a Texas track meet as Karmelo Anthony faces first-degree murder charges.

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'broke down in tears as he recounted the chaotic aftermath of the attack, testifying that he heard Metcalf"screaming for help. " A second witness, a 16-year-old Memorial High School student from the class of 2027, told the court that immediately after the attack, some of Metcalf’s final words were,"he f------ stabbed me.

"A courtroom sketch depicts Karmelo Anthony and his defense team as jurors view surveillance video during Anthony's murder trial in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a Frisco, Texas, track meet. The new emotional accounts build on earlier testimony from another student who recalled hearing Metcalf say,"Oh my God," as the reality of the stabbing set in.first-degree murder charge for the death of Metcalf, who was unable to be resuscitated by high school staff who attempted CPR as he lost consciousness.

He later died at a local hospital.to the charge, with his defense team maintaining that he acted in a"split second of fear and chaos" and stabbed Metcalf in self-defense, Fox News Digital previously reported. Multiple witnesses testified that Anthony arrived uninvited and sat down inside the Memorial High School team tent. Fellow students reportedly asked Anthony to leave the tent as many as 15 times, but he allegedly refused.

Demonstrators show support for Austin Metcalf outside the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, Texas, on the first day of jury selection in Karmelo Anthony’s trial on June 1, 2026. During the confrontation, Anthony sat with a backpack on his lap and one hand inside it, leading some students to warn Metcalf not to touch him because they suspected he was gripping a concealed weapon.

The verbal dispute turned physical when Metcalf reportedly shoved or touched Anthony, prompting Anthony to stand up and stab the high school captain with a 3.5-inch folding knife. A courtroom sketch shows prosecutors delivering opening statements in the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony at the Collin County courthouse in McKinney, Texas. He then repeatedly defended his actions to the police, saying,"He put his hands on me. I told him not to.

"Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation. She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.

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