Justice for Austin Metcalf

Seventeen-year-old Austin Metcalf died in his twin brother’s arms last week after he was stabbed in the chest. What should seem like a straightforward case has become complicated by race.

Metcalf and 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, who has been charged with murder in the case, were at a Frisco Independent School District stadium in Texas on April 2. Anthony was seated under a Memorial High School pop-up tent on stadium bleachers when Metcalf allegedly asked Anthony, a student at Frisco Centennial High School, to move out from under the tent (which was reserved for the Memorial High team). Anthony did not. He reportedly unzipped his bag and told Metcalf, “Touch me and see what happens.” Metcalf did; and when he told Anthony again to move, Anthony allegedly took a knife out of his bag and stabbed Metcalf once in the chest. Multiple witnesses corroborated this account. Metcalf died in his twin brother Hunter’s arms.

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Seventeen-year-old Austin Metcalf died in his twin brother’s arms last week after he was stabbed in the chest. What should seem like a straightforward case has become complicated by race.

Metcalf and 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, who has been charged with murder in the case, were at a Frisco Independent School District stadium in Texas on April 2. Anthony was seated under a Memorial High School pop-up tent on stadium bleachers when Metcalf allegedly asked Anthony, a student at Frisco Centennial High School, to move out from under the tent (which was reserved for the Memorial High team). Anthony did not. He reportedly unzipped his bag and told Metcalf, “Touch me and see what happens.” Metcalf did; and when he told Anthony again to move, Anthony allegedly took a knife out of his bag and stabbed Metcalf once in the chest. Multiple witnesses corroborated this account. Metcalf died in his twin brother Hunter’s arms.