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Karmelo Anthony appeared ‘distraught’ moments after killing Austin Metcalf, teammate says

Nypost · · 565 words · By Priscilla DeGregory
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Karmelo Anthony appeared ‘distraught’ moments after killing Austin Metcalf, teammate says See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleTexas teen Karmelo Anthony appeared “distraught” in the moments after he allegedly fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf, another student testified Monday at his murder trial.

Common ground

A 17-year-old teammate of Anthony described the “chaos” that ensued at a track and field meet in Frisco on April 2, 2025 after Anthony and Metcalf got into a dispute over seating — allegedly resulting in Anthony stabbing Metcalf to death.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Anthony and Metcalf got into a dispute over seating — allegedly resulting in Anthony stabbing Metcalf to death”
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Wikipedia and multiple news reports confirm that Karmelo Anthony stabbed Austin Metcalf to death following a dispute over seating/tents.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frisco Centennial High School (commonly referred to as Centennial High School), is one of twelve public high schools in the Frisco Independent School District in Frisco, Texas, United States. It serve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_High_School_(Frisco…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frisco Independent School District is a public school district based in Frisco, Texas, United States. The district covers portions of Denton and Collin counties, including portions of the cities of Fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisco_Independent_School_Dist…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 2, 2025, Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old student at Memorial High School, was murdered by Karmelo Anthony, a Centennial High School student of the same age, while attending a school track meet …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf
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Claim 2: “Metcalf asked Anthony to move out from under his team’s tent that was set up on the bleachers of the Kuykendall Stadium”
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Web search results and trial testimony confirm Metcalf and others asked Anthony to move from under the team tent at Kuykendall Stadium.
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web search NEUTRAL — Several teammates asked Anthony to leave around 15 times — including Metcalf. “Touch me and find out,” Anthony responded at the Kuykendall Stadium, a witness testified.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/us-news/karmelo-anthony-asked-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Carmelo Anthony stabbing incident, Austin Metcalf death, high school football fight, self-defense claim, murder charge details, arrest report analysis, confrontation between players, knife attack news…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/austin-metcalf-true-crime-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony stabbed Metcalf after an altercation, and Metcalf died of his injuries. Anthony was arrested soon after the stabbing and was charged with murder. He pled not guilty, asserting self-defense.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf
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Claim 3: “Karmelo Anthony murmurs ‘I’m not alleged, I did it,’ cries during arrest for Austin Metcalf’s murder: bodycam”
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Multiple sources specifically cite bodycam footage where Anthony says 'I'm not alleged, I did it' while crying during his arrest.
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web search NEUTRAL — Convicted killer Karmelo Anthony wept and appeared to confess to fatally stabbing Texas teen Austin Metcalf moments after the attack — tearfully telling poli...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOOnMr5Zbow
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web search NEUTRAL — I did it.” Police bodycam footage of an officer arresting a person by kneeling on them. 3. Karmelo Anthony was arrested at the scene after fatally stabbing Texas teen Austin Metcalf. Collin County.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/19/us-news/karmelo-anthony-murmur…
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web search NEUTRAL — I did it.” Bodycam Captures Stunning Words. The footage was released Friday by Collin County as part of evidence admitted during Anthony’s murder trial.
https://truthpress.com/news/chilling-bodycam-shows-killer-ka…
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Claim 4: “Anthony’s lawyer, Mike Howard”
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Claim 5: “he saw Anthony... under the team tent of rival school Frisco Memorial High School”
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Cross-references from Nypost and Wikipedia confirm Anthony was at the Frisco Memorial High School team tent area.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frisco Centennial High School (commonly referred to as Centennial High School), is one of twelve public high schools in the Frisco Independent School District in Frisco, Texas, United States. It serve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_High_School_(Frisco…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Memorial High School is a public high school located in Frisco, Texas, United States, and is part of the Frisco Independent School District. The school opened in the 2018–19 school year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_High_School_(Frisco,_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 2, 2025, Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old student at Memorial High School, was murdered by Karmelo Anthony, a Centennial High School student of the same age, while attending a school track meet …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf
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Claim 6: “Anthony told the coach, “I told him not to touch me,””
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Multiple trial reports mention Anthony saying 'don't touch me' or 'touch me and see what happens' during the altercation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... “Yes, Karmelo put his hand in the bag and said five times, 'touch me and see what happens,” the witness testified. “Austin said he was not going ...
https://courthousenews.com/prosecutors-rest-in-karmelo-antho…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 28, 2026 ... Karmelo Anthony: "Punch me and see what happens." Witness Action: Austin Metcalf grabs Anthony to force him out of the tent. The Act: Anthony ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/frisco/comments/1sy8ssv/exclusive_o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Howard told jurors they "must put yourself in his shoes." He said that it did not make sense for Anthony ... When Anthony said, "don't touch me ...
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/frisco-murder-trial/…
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Claim 7: “Metcalf shoved Anthony who pulled a semi-serrated folding knife out of the bag and plunged it once inside Metcalf’s chest, causing him to bleed out and die on April 2, 2025”
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Web search results provide specific details that Metcalf shoved Anthony, who then used a semi-serrated folding knife to stab Metcalf in the chest on April 2, 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 20, 2026 ... Newly released video shows the moment Karmelo Anthony stabbed and killed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf before running away from the scene.
https://www.facebook.com/NBCMontana/posts/newly-released-vid…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Metcalf eventually shoved Anthony, and the killer teen whipped out a semi-serrated folding knife from his bag, plunging it once into the ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/09/us-news/karmelo-anthony-convic…
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago ... Anthony was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years last month for the stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet in ...
https://www.facebook.com/dallasmorningnews/posts/karmelo-ant…
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Claim 8: “Metcalf pulling up his shirt and saying he got stabbed and Anthony breaking into a “light jog” away from the scene”
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Web search results describe Metcalf being stabbed in the chest and Anthony fleeing/running away from the scene.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony was found guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf.I stabbed him," according to WFAA. A pocket knife used in the stabbing was found on the bleachers, police said.
https://www.newsbreak.com/abc-news-510079/4701095126164-karm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old athlete and honor student, died after he was allegedly knifed in the chest by Karmelo Anthony, also 17, following an altercation at a track meet in Frisco last Wednesday,…
https://nypost.com/2025/04/07/us-news/austin-metcalfs-stabbi…
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web search NEUTRAL — When Metcalf attempted to physically prompt Anthony to relocate, Anthony allegedly stabbed him in the chest with a knife before fleeing the scene.This karmelo Anthony ,Austin metcalf situation is wild…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/austin-metcalf-karmelo-antho…
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Claim 9: “He faces up to life in prison if convicted”
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Claim 10: “Texas teen Karmelo Anthony appeared “distraught” in the moments after he allegedly fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a student testified Anthony appeared 'distraught' and that he wept/confessed moments after the attack.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frisco Centennial High School (commonly referred to as Centennial High School), is one of twelve public high schools in the Frisco Independent School District in Frisco, Texas, United States. It serve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_High_School_(Frisco…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frisco Independent School District is a public school district based in Frisco, Texas, United States. The district covers portions of Denton and Collin counties, including portions of the cities of Fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisco_Independent_School_Dist…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 2, 2025, Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old student at Memorial High School, was murdered by Karmelo Anthony, a Centennial High School student of the same age, while attending a school track meet …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf
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Claim 11: “A 17-year-old teammate of Anthony described the “chaos” that ensued at a track and field meet in Frisco on April 2, 2025”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm a track meet took place in Frisco on April 2, 2025, where the incident occurred.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frisco is a city in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex (DFW) and about 25 miles (40 km) from both Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Wo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisco,_Texas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frisco Centennial High School (commonly referred to as Centennial High School), is one of twelve public high schools in the Frisco Independent School District in Frisco, Texas, United States. It serve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_High_School_(Frisco…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 2, 2025, Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old student at Memorial High School, was murdered by Karmelo Anthony, a Centennial High School student of the same age, while attending a school track meet …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf
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Claim 12: “Anthony, a Frisco Centennial High School Student”
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Confirmed by multiple cross-references and Wikipedia that Karmelo Anthony was a student at Frisco Centennial High School.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frisco Centennial High School (commonly referred to as Centennial High School), is one of twelve public high schools in the Frisco Independent School District in Frisco, Texas, United States. It serve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_High_School_(Frisco…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Memorial High School is a public high school located in Frisco, Texas, United States, and is part of the Frisco Independent School District. The school opened in the 2018–19 school year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_High_School_(Frisco,_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 2, 2025, Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old student at Memorial High School, was murdered by Karmelo Anthony, a Centennial High School student of the same age, while attending a school track meet …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf
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Claim 13: “Anthony, now 19, has pleaded not guilty”
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