Overview
- At Memorial High School’s graduation on May 21, Hunter Metcalf accepted his late twin Austin’s diploma after receiving his own, and the crowd gave a prolonged standing ovation.
- Austin Metcalf was fatally stabbed during a Frisco ISD track meet on April 2, 2025, after an on‑bleachers dispute with a student from another school.
- Seventeen‑year‑old Karmelo Anthony was arrested and charged with first‑degree murder and is scheduled for a jury trial starting June 1 in Collin County.
- Because Anthony was 17 at the time of the killing he is being tried as an adult but cannot face the death penalty or mandatory life without parole under U.S. Supreme Court limits.
- Local officials have imposed gag orders and tightened media and courtroom security, which has limited public comment from the Metcalf family and raised questions about safety at school events and trial coverage going forward.