Reaction to Karmelo Anthony verdict for stabbing death of Austin Metcalf [LgU1RZ79UnS]
A jury found Karmelo Anthony guilty of first-degree murder on Tuesday in the stabbing death of a Texas high school athlete during a track meet. Austin Metcalf, 17, was killed in April 2025. Prosecutors argued that Anthony, who was 17 at the time of the murder, killed Metcalf after being repeatedly told to leave a rival school's tent. Prosecutor Bill Wirskye questioned why a teenager would bring a knife to a school sporting event, according to The Associated Press. Defense attorney Michael Howard, meanwhile, argued during that Anthony acted in self-defense after Metcalf confronted him about leaving the tent belonging to Frisco Memorial High School's team. Howard told jurors that Metcalf had "no legal right to put his hands on Karmelo." A jury rejected Anthony’s claims of self-defense. Anthony, now 19, didn’t testify. A majority of people who did testify were students, who described a heated exchange over Anthony refusing to leave the tent during a rainy competition. Tensions flared outside the courthouse throughout the trial, as videos circulating on social media appeared to show heated conflicts between groups supporting Anthony and those backing Metcalf's family and friends. Some of the clips showed verbal exchanges that included racial insults. Anthony is Black, while Metcalf was white. The parents of both Anthony and Metcalf have said they were good students who planned to go to college. Metcalf's father condemned those who seized on the race of the teenagers after the killing. Read more: #karmeloanthony #austinmetcalf #karmeloanthonycase #karmeloanthonytrial #crime _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WLUK on Facebook: WLUK on X: Subscribe to WLUK on YouTube: Daily News Playlist: For more information, visit Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 920.494.8711 WLUK is a WI based station and a FOX Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #WLUK #FOX11 #WLUKFox11 #FOX11News #GreenBay