A quiet Wednesday morning turned tragic in Frisco on April 2, 2025, when a high school track meet ended in a fatal stabbing that’s left this fast-growing Dallas suburb reeling. By Thursday, April 3, the latest updates confirm 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a junior at Memorial High School, was killed, and another 17-year-old, Karmelo Anthony from Centennial High School, faces a first-degree murder charge.
It happened fast. Around 10:00 AM at David Kuykendall Stadium in the 6900 block of Stadium Lane, the District 11-5A Championship track meet was underway—over 100 students from eight Frisco ISD schools competing under a sunny spring sky. Then, chaos erupted. Frisco police say two students got into a fight, and one pulled a knife, stabbing the other in front of stunned teammates and spectators. Austin Metcalf, a linebacker and track athlete, was rushed to a hospital but didn’t make it, despite CPR and blood transfusions from first responders. The suspect, Karmelo Anthony, was nabbed on the spot—cuffed and booked into the city jail by Wednesday afternoon, now awaiting transfer to Collin County with no bond set, says the Frisco Police Department’s update late Tuesday.
Austin’s dad, Jeff Metcalf, spoke to FOX 4 Wednesday, his voice breaking as he shared the gut-wrenching details. “His twin brother Hunter was holding him, trying to stop the bleeding—he died in his brother’s arms,” Jeff said. “I got there, saw him on the gurney, and knew he wasn’t breathing.” Jeff said it started small—Austin asked Karmelo to move from a seat, words turned sharp, and then a knife came out. “He stabbed him in the heart,” Jeff told NBC 5. “Hunter saw it all.” Austin, a 6-foot, 220-pound junior with a 3.97 GPA, was a National Honor Society member and a football standout with college scouts watching—his last X post, two days earlier, read, “Faith that God got me and my work will pay off.”
The stadium locked down fast. Frisco ISD secured the scene, bussed kids back to their schools, and canceled the meet. By Wednesday night, police had a blue tarp over the spot in the stands where it happened—not far from the track—and parents like Susie Sanchez were picking up shaken students from Memorial High. “I saw a boy crying on the ground—it broke my heart,” she told Dallas News. “It’s a nightmare.” A vigil at Hope Fellowship Church Wednesday night drew hundreds—teammates, friends, and strangers lighting candles for Austin. “He was the light we all looked for,” said Gavin Stites, his quarterback since they were five. “He had my back always.”
Karmelo Anthony, the suspect, is a 17-year-old from Frisco Centennial High, another of the district’s eight schools in the meet. Police haven’t said much—only that it was an “altercation” and the investigation’s ongoing. No word on what sparked it or if the boys knew each other, but Jeff Metcalf told NBC 5 they didn’t—Austin was just in the wrong place, facing the wrong temper. Anthony’s booked on first-degree murder, a felony that could mean life if he’s tried as an adult—Texas law lets 17-year-olds face adult charges for violent crimes, though no attorney’s listed yet.
The community’s gutted. Frisco, a booming city of 200,000 north of Dallas, prides itself on safe schools and shiny stadiums—this hits different. “We’ve got to teach kindness, not rage,” Jeff Metcalf pleaded on FOX 4. “Pray this doesn’t happen to your kid.” Memorial High’s opening its doors Thursday with counselors on deck—principal Kristopher Brown emailed parents that Austin’s death will be acknowledged during second period. The track meet’s rescheduled for Monday at Little Elm High, just finals, but the area-round next Wednesday in Carrollton might shift, says Frisco ISD.
Austin’s family’s leaning on faith. “I kissed his cold forehead today, ran my fingers through his hair,” Jeff told FOX 4. “It’s not goodbye—it’s see you later.” His mom, Meghan, shared a photo of Austin with her and Hunter, calling him “the most amazing kid” to WFAA. Friends like sophomore Haleigh Phillips remembered his laugh and family vibe—Hunter, his identical twin, was his shadow on the field and off. “He was a peacemaker,” Hunter told WFAA, still in shock.
By Thursday afternoon, Frisco’s quiet—police say there’s no wider threat, but the sting’s fresh. The investigation’s rolling, and a town’s asking why. Austin’s vigil grows, his jersey’s retired at Memorial, and Karmelo’s fate hangs on what cops uncover next. For now, a star athlete’s gone, a twin’s left holding memories, and Frisco’s grappling with a loss.