High school track athlete, 16, fatally stabbed at championship meet, officials say

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A 16-year-old way jock was killed during a title conscionable Wednesday greeting successful Texas by a subordinate of different team, officials said.

Frisco Police confirmed the student-athlete died "despite lifesaving measures." The suspect, 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, has been charged with first-degree murder.

A pupil from Frisco Memorial was the victim, according to section reports. Frisco Memorial Principal Brook Fesco wrote successful an email obtained by Fox News Digital that Austin Metcalf, a inferior astatine the school, had died Wednesday.

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Sixteen-year-old Austin Metcalf died astatine his way conscionable Wednesday aft getting stabbed. (FOX DFW Chopper)

The incidental occurred astatine astir 10 a.m. astatine Kuykendall Stadium astatine the University Interscholasic League's District 11-5A title meet. Anthony attends Frisco Centennial, astir 7 miles distant from Frisco Memorial.

According to the Frisco Independent School District, the conscionable was suspended soon aft the incident. The ISD added that the stadium "was instantly secured, and students were released and sent backmost to their location field connected FISD buses with expediency."

In her email, Fesco said the schoolhouse "will admit Austin’s decease during 2nd play and volition connection enactment passim the day," adding counselors would beryllium available.

Hurdles astatine a way and tract event. (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

"As a parent, your guidance and enactment volition beryllium important successful helping your kid process grief. Talking astir this together, face-to-face, volition springiness you a accidental to sermon however your household understands and copes with loss. You whitethorn besides privation to sermon with your kid however to beryllium a supportive person to classmates," Fesco wrote. "This nonaccomplishment mightiness punctual your pupil of past losses arsenic well. The astir important happening you tin bash is supply your kid a accidental to beryllium heard and to explicit their feelings."

"The Frisco Police Department grieves with each those affected by this devastating nonaccomplishment and extends its deepest condolences to the victim’s family, students, and unit who are experiencing unimaginable pain," the section said successful a statement. "The section is collaborating with the Frisco Independent School District and volition proceed to supply immoderate enactment they request during this incredibly hard time."

Metcalf, who besides played shot astatine the school, participated successful some the boys changeable enactment and discus events earlier successful the day, with threw distances of 39 feet, 9¾ inches and 86 feet, 4 inches, respectively.