Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old shot subordinate astatine Frisco Memorial High School successful Texas, was fatally stabbed portion attending a way and tract lawsuit astatine Kuykendall Stadium successful Frisco connected Wednesday.
Metcalf, who was attending the UIL District 11-5A title meet, was reportedly stabbed aft an altercation with a 17-year-old from a antithetic precocious schoolhouse implicit a seating dispute, Metcalf's begetter told The Express Tribune.
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Metcalf's father, Jeff, claimed the incidental occurred aft Austin informed Karmelo Anthony, a precocious schoolhouse pupil astatine Centennial High School, helium was successful the incorrect seat. Jeff said Anthony responded by allegedly taking retired a weapon and stabbing Austin successful the chest.
Austin's duplicate brother, Hunter, tried to halt the bleeding, according to Jeff. Emergency responders performed life-saving measures, but could not resuscitate Austin.
Jeff Metcalf described the incidental to NBC News, calling it "murder."
“They were twins, identical twins, and his member was holding connected to him, trying to marque it halt bleeding, and helium died successful his brother’s arms,” Metcalf said. “I rushed up determination and I saw him connected the gurney and I could archer — they said helium wasn’t breathing. I could spot each the blood, and I saw wherever the coiled was, and I was precise concerned, truthful I had to find his brother, and we rushed to the hospital. And we prayed, and it’s God’s plan, I don’t recognize it, but they weren’t capable to prevention him. This is murder.”
Anthony was arrested and charged with murder.
Austin did not cognize Anthony, Jeff told NBC News. He described Austin arsenic a 4.0 GPA pupil and MVP of the shot team.
The way and tract conscionable was suspended pursuing the stabbing. No different injuries were reported, and Frisco constabulary are inactive investigating the situation.