Teen Stabbing at Texas Track Meet: Friend's 911 Call Revealed

WHO:

AP News - Karmelo Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder.

AP News - Austin Metcalf, 17, was the victim of the stabbing.

WHAT:

AP News - Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

AP News - A jury rejected Anthony’s claims of self-defense.

TMZ - A friend of Austin Metcalf described Karmelo Anthony to a 911 dispatcher after the stabbing.

WHERE:

AP News - The incident occurred at a Texas running track during a high school meet in Frisco, Texas.

WHEN:

AP News - Karmelo Anthony was convicted on June 10.

HOW:

AP News - Newly released video from an officer’s body camera and a surveillance camera captured the moments after the stabbing.

AP News - The surveillance video shows a figure in a gray sweatshirt running down the steps of the bleachers and later being handcuffed by a police officer.

AP News - Anthony was seen crying and stated, “He put his hands on me. I told him not to. He put his hands on me.”

(UPDATED June 21, 2026 04:20 UTC)

Karmelo Anthony, just 19 years old, has been convicted of murder in connection with the stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school meet in Frisco, Texas, where the incident took place on June 10. Anthony has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after a jury rejected his claims of self-defense, and newly released video footage shows him in distress, stating, “He put his hands on me. I told him not to.” The surveillance video captures the moments following the stabbing, including Anthony running down the bleachers before being handcuffed by police.