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Karmelo Anthony (Photo via Twitter)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Austin Metcalf was stabbed to death by Karmelo Anthony during an altercation at a high school track meet in Texas Wednesday morning following a disagreement over seating with Karmelo Anthony.<\/p>\n

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Frisco Police confirmed the student-athlete died \u201cdespite lifesaving measures.\u201d<\/p>\n

Metcalf was stabbed and killed by Anthony after he allegedly became enraged over being told he was sitting in the wrong seat prior to the alteration.<\/p>\n

Austin\u2019s parents and twin brother spoke to the media Thursday, remembering him as \u201cthe most amazing kid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff Metcalf told NBC5 that his sons didn\u2019t know the person who\u2019d allegedly stabbed Austin.<\/p>\n

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Days later, Andrew Anthony, the father of teenage murder suspect Karmelo Anthony, has decided to break his silence and reveal Austin Metcalf and his friends were the ones who started Wednesday\u2019s altercation in Frisco, Texas, that ended in tragedy.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was not the aggressor,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Anthony\u00a0insisted.\u00a0\u201cHe was not the one who started it.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Metcalf\u2019s brother, Hunter, is on video stating that his twin brother was heard telling Anthony to move from the seat, to which Anthony responded, \u201cMake me move.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunter added that Austin grabbed his backpack, and things escalated from there.<\/p>\n

Andrew stated that he is heartbroken by the entire thing but made it clear his son is \u201ca good kid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone has already made their assumptions about my son,\u201d he said, \u201cbut he\u2019s not what they\u2019re making him out to be.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cHe works two jobs. He\u2019s an A student, has a 3.7 GPA.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Karmelo Anthony Facing Murder Charge<\/h2>\n
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One teenager is dead, and another is facing a lifetime in prison after a fatal stabbing outside of a track meet Wednesday in northern Texas.<\/p>\n

An altercation between two teens has changed the lives of many people.<\/p>\n

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Officers arrested Karmelo Anthony, who has been charged with first degree murder after he allegedly stabbed Austin Metcalf to death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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