TX - Austin Metcalf - 17 - fatally stabbed at track meet, 2 April 2025

Also agreed with above posts suggesting the perp may have been looking to rob someone of their belongings.
IMO, it seems unlikely AK was there to rob someone considering that his face wasn’t covered enabling a victim or potential witness would recognize or identify him, there were multiple people around, some who were already telling him to leave, who could have prevented or reported him for going in belongings that wasn’t his or stopped him from fleeing afterwards and he was on school grounds where his identity was already known and records available to help LE notify his family and locate him in the case of an arrest robbery afterwards. Unless for whatever reason AK was aiming to get jail or prison time, add the words criminal to his personal profile, and get suspended or expelled from schools, any sports or extracurricular activities he was part of him and a chance of going to college in the near future, it wouldn’t make sense for him to commit a robbery at that location and time.
dies, and it seems like the kid with the knife, didn't really comprehend that he killed someone that fast.
It also makes me recall that AK asked LE if AM was going to be okay. It makes me wonder how many teenagers are actually aware of or have general knowledge of the human body, where our organs and vital blood vessels are or know enough anatomy to understand that due to the proximity of the heart to the chest wall, it takes just one stab or piercing to the left side of someone’s chest to fatally wound someone’s heart and then added danger. I think of this in light of both people who are right-handed and wielding a knife while facing someone may already being at risk for fatally stabbing or wounding their target’s heart because their aim will likely be projected towards the left side of the body and when thinking of the danger that occurs when teens and those tend to be reactively or impulsively access and use potential weapons. IMO, there is already enough risks as is when fighting or attacking someone with your fists but to do so with a weapon, including a knife, and not even understand or know how fatal or deadly a single injury can be to certain body parts or areas just adds another layer to the danger and why AK or no student really should carry around a knife or feel compelled to draw one out during an altercation like this one in the first place. AM’s death and AK’s reaction alone after realizing what he had done, that he actually killed someone, should exemplify the costs when weapons are mishandled or used and carried by those who don’t fully understand the potential danger and consequences they can bare as result.


And it is not like AK or anyone who has done similar can take it back either. AM is gone. His life is lost and it is causing agony, suffering and grief to his loved ones. You can’t reverse that whether or mistake or not or even if you say your sorry and JMO, I think that is something else that people who react violently or carry around weapons when they are still young, immature or not fully aware or knowledgeable enough struggle to comprehend or grasp before it is too late or they reach such tragic outcomes.


 
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When an officer referred to Anthony as the alleged suspect, Anthony reportedly responded, "I'm not alleged, I did it."
(…)
A witness told police that Anthony unzipped a bag he had, reached in, telling the victim [Metcalf]: "Touch me and see what happens."

A short time later, the report says, "Austin grabbed Anthony to tell him to move and Anthony pulled out ... a black knife and stabbed Austin once in the chest."

Bbm.
A hint of braggadocio, or Karmelo A. felt it wiser if he confessed right away ?
Like, the mindset : "Nobody messes with ME."
Imo.
 
Bbm.
A hint of braggadocio, or Karmelo A. felt it wiser if he confessed right away ?
Like, the mindset : "Nobody messes with ME."
Imo.
I could see that.

I could also see it as him confessing or confirming that he is the suspect that was responsible for Metcalf’s stabbing and subsequent death/murder. If he was trying to put on bravado it was a false one that fell apart as he became emotional and hysterically cried on the way to the police car as described by LE. He also asked if AM was going to be okay which he probably care about if this was individual that messed with him or wounded his pride or ego in any way.

Probably the weight and guilt of what he has done, that he killed someone and destroyed a family and his own future while also keeping in mind he is real trouble now came crashing down on him as the adrenaline wore out.


JMO/JMT
 
We had 12+ seniors go D1 last year and our girls won state (our boys did in 2021), so there is definitely intense competition that could fuel strong emotions. I think having assertive and watchful adults keeping the kids on a tight leash benefits everyone. If a coach had been close and immediately intervened in this tragic situation, the outcome may have been different.
Wow, congratulations on the 12 D-1 seniors. That is amazing.

We have had D-3 recruitments, a D-2 scholarship, a D-1 scholarship and..... a D-1 offer of "practice team for now, see what happens next year". But... we are moving upward- slowly, but still upward.

I am thinking that the coaches were down on the field when Anthony took a seat in the other teams area. Thus, they were not immediately aware of it and could not take proactive action regarding the potential confrontation.

In the end, I would need to recuse myself from the jury as I have too strong of an emotional interest in keeping local track events at their historical level of safety and want him severely punished as in LWOP.
 
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Agreed. He killed another person. I wonder about his age. He looks 18 to me, wonder if he will be charged as an adult.

I can't imagine the pain of the victim's family, and twin brother. Such a needless tragedy.

It has been reportd that KA is 17 years of age, and apparently the state of Texas does not recognize 17 year olds as juveniles, they are considered as adults in the criminal legal system. So it appears that KA will be charged as an adult based on his age of 17 in Texas.

Apparently there are three states that have 17 as the age at which a young person is considered as an adult in the criminal/legal system - including Texas, Georgia and Wisconsin.

 
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Last I checked, trolls don't actually donate cash to fundraising sites so... some of these people are the same exact mentality as the folks supporting/defending Luigi Mangione for his act of cold blooded murder. It's genuinely disturbing.

jmo
That's true, and last I checked, that Other Fundraising Site had TWELVE sites devoted to him! Most of them had no donations, because it was really obvious that they were fraudulent, but the main one was in the low 6 figures last time I checked.
 

"...The lawyers for a boy who killed another teen at a track meet in Texas want the murder charge against him downgraded.

Anthony’s attorneys said they plan to work with the Collin County District Attorney’s Office to seek an agreement to reduce his $1 million bond and a
“better determination” of the filed charge....

Karmelo and the entire Anthony family are sincerely
saddened that a life was lost and offer their condolences to the family of Austin Metcalf,” Anthony’s lawyers said in the release...."


Rbm.
Well golly gee willikers....
Let's "determine", for instance -- a different charge, and say it was justified self-defense even though it appears that wasn't the case !
Am I hearing this correctly ?

And saying that, "...a life was lost..." , sounds like the victim stepped off a high cliff accidentally and fell to his death -- not that he was brutally and painfully murdered without an equal measure of provocation.
Oh my goodness.

What if the perp/victim scenario in this heinous act were reversed.
If the victim was Karmelo A., would his family accept the statement of apology that a, 'life was lost' ; i.e., it was an accident/self-defense ?
Somehow it's doubtful !
Imo.
 
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I have seen students at school with 6 inch knives. Dagger type, with a jagged edge on one side.

I don't understand it. In this case, I almost believe the studies about teen brains not completely formed. and it seems like the kid with the knife, didn't really comprehend that he killed someone that fast.
I think you have a some very good observations. Anthony seemed to be stew of contradictions:

- Is he going to be ok?
- Hell, yes I did it.
-But wait, could this be self defense?
 
Some information on the degrees of murder in Texas, with reference to Texas statutes included in the article. JMO with limited knowledge of Texas law, but this doesn't appear to be a death penalty case. Perhaps others with more knowledge of Texas law can provide additional information.


Edited to add: I wonder if the admissibility of "crime of passion" as an affirmative defense in Texas may be something that the defense will consider in this case.
 
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Frisco Police Chief David Shilson called the incident a "senseless act of violence" . . .
[snip]
He also warned that false information related to the stabbing was being circulated on social media and "to only trust information that comes from official releases and verified sources."

Shilson said police are investigating a fake account created using his name that was "perpetuating misinformation" on the incident. A Frisco Police Department spokesperson told ABC News on Tuesday that detectives are "actively investigating the matter" and considering the charge of online impersonation.
Lawyers of teen charged with murder in track meet stabbing release 1st statement

There is no evidence that Metcalf was bullying Anthony. Police have said Anthony stabbed Metcalf in the heart, killing him, after Metcalf told him he was sitting in the wrong chair at the match between their two schools last week.
Female CEO makes shock claim about boy, 17, 'murdered' at track meet

It comes after Frisco authorities have issued multiple statements denying unfounded rumors regarding Metcalf's killing.

A viral post that falsely claimed to be from the Collin County Medical Examiner’s Office said Metcalf died from an 'MDMA drug overdose' and that the stab wound was a secondary factor.
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'Beware of those taking to social media to deliberately spread misinformation, hate, fear and division,' Shilson said, in reference to posts shared online highlighting that Metcalf is white and Anthony is black.
Lawyers for boy who killed sports star make shocking new revelation
 
I thought the large fundraising site(s) were supposed to remove funds created for people charged with a crime?
I was under the same impression, but maybe the creator of the campaign just worded it very carefully to skirt around that? Not sure, I haven't actually looked but it wouldn't surprise me.
 

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