The school district identified the victim as 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a student at Memorial High School, located three miles north of the crime scene. Frisco school officials informed students and parents about the tragedy via email. A prayer vigil honoring Metcalf was held Wednesday evening at the Hope Fellowship church in Frisco. "The Frisco Police Department grieves with all those affected by this devastating loss and extends its deepest condolences to the victim’s family, students, and staff who are experiencing unimaginable pain," the department wrote in a news release, adding that it will "continue to provide any support they need during this incredibly difficult time."
A high school student is facing a murder charge after Frisco police say he fatally stabbed a student during a confrontation at a high school track meet on Wednesday morning. Police confirmed to NBC 5 that they were called to Kuykendall Stadium at about 10 a.m., after a 17-year-old stabbed a 17-year-old during a confrontation. Frisco police said that despite lifesaving measures by police and fire personnel, including CPR and the administration of blood, the teenager died. Jeff Metcalf spoke with NBC 5 Tuesday afternoon and said his son, Austin Metcalf, was killed when another student armed with a knife got upset after being told he was sitting in the wrong spot.
Metcalf, a junior at Memorial High School outside Dallas, was in his team’s tent when a fight broke out between the teen and 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, cops say. Anthony, a 17-year-old senior at Centennial High School just five miles away, was allegedly told he was sitting in the wrong seat. He then allegedly drew a knife and pierced Metcalf through the heart, the dead teen’s father Jeff Metcalf told NBC Dallas-Fort Worth. Hunter, who was born 2 minutes after Austin, rushed to aid his brother but couldn’t save him. “I tried to whip around as fast as I could,” an emotional Hunter Metcalf told WFAA. “I looked at my brother and I’m not going to talk about the rest. I tried to help him.” The heartbroken brother said that neither of the siblings had ever met Anthony prior to Wednesday’s meet, with the whole fight taking just seconds.
