Teen Who Killed Competitor at Texas Track Meet Sentenced to 35 Years | Flipboard

Flipboard · Jun 09, 2026 · 65 words · By The New York Times

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Karmelo Anthony, a 19-year-old, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in Texas.

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What happened

Teen Who Killed Competitor at Texas Track Meet Sentenced to 35 Years Karmelo Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder for the killing of Austin Metcalf, another student, at a high school sporting event last year in a case that drew national attention.

Why it matters

A Black teenager was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Tuesday after a jury convicted him of murder in the fatal …

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Karmelo Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder for the killing of Austin Metcalf.

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Karmelo Anthony, a 19-year-old, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in Texas.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Karmelo Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder for the killing of Austin Metcalf”

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Multiple independent news sources (Nypost, Flipboard, Krdo) and Wikipedia confirm that 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony was convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf.

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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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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_racial_slur_video_in…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward Jacob Lang (born 1995 or 1996) is an American right-wing activist and political candidate. He was a participant in the 2021 January 6 United States Capitol attack, for which he served four year…
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Claim 2: “Austin Metcalf [was] another student, at a high school sporting event last year”

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Wikipedia and BBC reports confirm that Austin Metcalf was a 17-year-old student killed at a high school track meet/athletics event.

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web search 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 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... A Texas teenager accused of fatally stabbing one of his peers at a high school athletics event in the Dallas area was found guilty by a jury ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3xn1101ewo

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... Anthony, a Frisco Centennial High School student, allegedly stabbed Austin Metcalf to death on April 2. Metcalf, a junior at Frisco Memorial ...
https://www.facebook.com/abc7chicago/posts/prosecutor-tells-…

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Claim 3: “A Black teenager was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Tuesday after a jury convicted him of murder”

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Multiple sources, including BBC and specific news reports, confirm that Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison following his murder conviction.

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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 — 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…
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