Jeff Metcalf, the father of Austin Metcalf who was killed in a brutal stab attack at a sports event, broke his silence about the ongoing social media debate on whether it was a racist or political attack. 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a bright student and a star of his school football team, was stabbed to death by Karmelo Anthony who was later arrested and charged with first-degree murder. The murder took a political turn with Conservative commentators questioning the silence over the incident. ‘White Lives Matter’ started trending on X while some protested the politicization of the incident.
In an interview with Fox News, Austin Metcalf’s father said, “My son is gone and he will never come home again. I want to clarify something right off the start because I’ve already herd some rumors and gossip. This was not a race thing. This was not a political thing. Please do not comment if you do not know what happened. Try not to turn this into a racial thing. It was not. Do not politicize it. It’s not.”
“This is a human being thing. This person made a bad choice and affected both his family and my family — forever. It’s a very unfortunate thing. But I know exactly what happened. His brother was there, trying to save him. He died in his arms,” he said. “So if you weren’t there, please don’t spread rumors.”
Austin Metcalf stabbed by Karmelo Anthony: Here’s what happened
Austin Metcalf went to a Texas track meet along with his twin brother Hunter — both students of Frisco Memorial High School. When they reached the event, they found Anthony sitting at their post under the team tent. Hunter said they did not know Anthony and Austin told him to move as he was sitting at a wrong spot. Hunter said Anthony started getting aggressive and became reckless in his words.
“Make me move,” Anthony told them when they asked him to move.
In under 30 seconds of disagreement, Anthony reached out for his backpack and brought a knife and stabbed Austin while Hunter watched in shock. Austin died in Hunter’s arms, but he could not do anything to save him.