{"id":4514,"date":"2025-04-07T08:26:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T08:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/twin-brother-of-teen-stabbed-in-heart-at-school-track-meet-breaks-silence\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T08:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T08:27:28","slug":"twin-brother-of-teen-stabbed-in-heart-at-school-track-meet-breaks-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/?p=4514","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s been a tragic update\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n                                                    <img width=\"664\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/04170003\/Boy-664x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" alt=\"Austin Metcalf and his father, Jeff. Credit \/ GoFundMe\" classes=\"inline-featured-image\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/04170003\/Boy-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/04170003\/Boy-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/04170003\/Boy-412x216.jpg 412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                            Austin Metcalf and his father, Jeff. Credit \/ GoFundMe                                                        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Hunter Metcalf choked back his tears as he explained the heartbreaking moment he desperately tried to stop the blood from gushing from the heart of his twin brother Austin, who was stabbed to death at a high school track meet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On April 2, about 10 a.m., Hunter was with his <a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/twins\/\">twin<\/a> brother Austin, a star athlete who was competing in discus throw and shot-put events at a track meet, held at the David Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did everything together. You name anything in the world, it\u2019s always us two. We were always basically one person,\u201d Hunter said of him and Austin, the football MVP for the team the two played.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter, born four minutes after Austin, explained that him and his twin \u2013 both juniors at Memorial High School outside Dallas \u2013 were in the school\u2019s tent when a student from another school decided to enter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis kid was sitting under out tent at track, we asked him to move. He started getting aggressive and talking reckless and my brother stepped in and said, \u2018you need to move,\u2019\u201d Hunter told ABC affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yMf1SApdnb4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WFAA<\/a> in a heartbreaking interview. \u201cAnd he\u2019s like, \u2018Make me move.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-tried-to-help-him\">\u2018I tried to help him\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/crime\/new-details-frisco-track-meet-stabbing-arrest-affidavit\/287-550baffe-8450-4b0f-932f-72b2716cfb86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">witness<\/a>, the other student \u2013 identified as Anthony Karmel from Centennial High School \u2013 told Austin, \u201ctouch me and see what happens.\u201d Then he allegedly reached into his \u00a0backpack and pulled out a black knife and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/murder\/\">stabbed<\/a> the twin once in the chest before running away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried to whip around as fast as I could. I didn\u2019t see the stab\u2026but then I looked at my brother\u2026 and I\u2019m not going to talk about the rest. I tried to help him,\u201d a teary-eyed Hunter said, adding that tried to save his brother\u2019s life by stopping the blood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried to help him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\" id=\"newsner-1003192486\">\n<p><script class=\"wp-rocket-ignore\"><![CDATA[\n\tyieldWrapper.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\tyieldWrapper.defineSlot({\n\t\t\tid: \"ad-modul_intext_167558_1\",\n\t\t\tadType: 'intext',\n\t\t\ttargeting: {\n\t\t\t\tpagePath: '\/news\/twin-brother-of-teen-stabbed-in-heart-at-school-track-meet-breaks-silence\/',pageTitle: 'Twin brother of teen stabbed in heart at school track meet breaks silence',pageCategory: 'News',pageLanguage: 'en_US',pageAttributes: [\"athlete\", \"brother\", \"high school\", \"twins\"],pageType: 'post',\t\t\t}\n\t\t});\n\t});\n]]><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>He held his twin until first responders arrived and attempted resuscitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey yanked me off him,\u201d Hunter said, who added he wasn\u2019t allowed to ride in the ambulance with his brother.<\/p>\n<p>The twin\u2019s dad, Jeff Metcalf, took Hunter to the hospital.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-died-in-brothers-arms\">\u2018Died in brothers arms\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThey were twins, identical twins, and his brother was holding on to him, trying to make it stop bleeding, and he died in his brother\u2019s arms,\u201d Metcalf told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/student-stabbed-frisco-track-meet\/3806667\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBC<\/a> of his son, who he described on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/honoring-austin-metcalf-help-his-family-heal?attribution_id=sl:1c02cf72-aa71-45d7-a166-bd8032e61358&amp;lang=en_US&amp;utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&amp;utm_content=amp13_c&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">GoFundMe<\/a> campaign as \u201ca bright young man\u201d whose \u201csmile would light up the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Metcalf continued, \u201cI rushed up there and I saw him on the gurney, and I could tell \u2013 they said he wasn\u2019t breathing. I could see all the blood, and I saw where the wound was, and I was very concerned, so I had to find his brother, and we rushed to the hospital\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite lifesaving measures by emergency personnel, Austin died of his injuries.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjeff.metcalf1%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0Z9RpRSQWftS3RMqyZYtSFcaQ1yRmQendUKfinc4NzYCHPTXsa6pMJXhwKXqd613Jl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"659\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-big-brother\">\u2018Big brother\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI saw him for his last moments\u2026he knew how much I loved him\u2026I [would] do for him anything, no matter what. I always told him I want to be just like him I always looked up to him. He was a big brother even though we\u2019re the same age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know why someone would do that to someone just over that little argument,\u201d Hunter said of the tragic incident. \u201cHe was a strong man. He was strong, strong kid\u2026I\u2019m strong too but he\u2019s a little stronger. He [was] just always there for me so it\u2019s really heartbreaking to see how this happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\" id=\"newsner-83999089\">\n<p><script class=\"wp-rocket-ignore\"><![CDATA[\n\tyieldWrapper.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\tyieldWrapper.defineSlot({\n\t\t\tid: \"ad-modul_intext_167558_2\",\n\t\t\tadType: 'intext',\n\t\t\ttargeting: {\n\t\t\t\tpagePath: '\/news\/twin-brother-of-teen-stabbed-in-heart-at-school-track-meet-breaks-silence\/',pageTitle: 'Twin brother of teen stabbed in heart at school track meet breaks silence',pageCategory: 'News',pageLanguage: 'en_US',pageAttributes: [\"athlete\", \"brother\", \"high school\", \"twins\"],pageType: 'post',\t\t\t}\n\t\t});\n\t});\n]]><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stud\">\u2018Stud\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Hunter also shared how he\u2019ll miss his \u201cbig <a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/family\/\">brother<\/a>\u201d on the field next season when football starts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a stud, and I always try to fill those shoes and play with him. I had a blast playing sports with him my whole life\u2026me and him always against people. Our last year together was this year. It\u2019s really heartbreaking to not see him next year on the field,\u201d he said of Austin, a star linebacker. \u201cHe was a great guy overall it\u2019s just really hard to see someone go like that\u2026for like recklessness\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%2F%3Ffbid%3D10225288696457686%26set%3Da.3960399081654&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"770\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Karmelo, Hunter said \u201cI\u2019ve never met this kid in my entire life\u201d until the \u201c30 second\u201d \u201caltercation,\u201d that ended in the death of his brother.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-did-it\">\u2018I did it\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>ABC reports that after Karmelo tossed the weapon into the bleachers and was taken out of the stadium, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/crime\/new-details-frisco-track-meet-stabbing-arrest-affidavit\/287-550baffe-8450-4b0f-932f-72b2716cfb86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">told police<\/a>, \u201cI\u2019m not alleged, I did it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The affidavit reveals that Karmelo also reportedly asked police if Metcalf was going to be okay while he was in the back of the squad car. He also claimed it was self defense.<\/p>\n<p>The 17-year-old of Frisco, Texas, \u201cis charged with murder, a 1st Degree Felony.\u201d The bond has been set to $1,000,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rest in peace, Austin. 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