Collin County releases video, audio in Frisco track meet stabbing case

Newly released 911 audio, bodycam footage and surveillance video now put a public record to the Frisco track meet stabbing that drew Collin County into months of grief, protests and courtroom scrutiny. The material, released by a Collin County court on Friday, shows Karmelo Anthony acknowledging the stabbing of Austin Metcalf and leaving the scene after the confrontation at Kuykendall Stadium.

The killing happened on April 2, 2025, during a Frisco ISD track meet at about 10:00 a.m. Frisco police said both teenagers were sheltering under a tent during inclement weather when the encounter turned deadly. Lifesaving measures, including CPR and blood administration, were attempted, but Austin Metcalf, 17, a student at Frisco Memorial High School, died from his injuries. Anthony was 17 at the time and attended Frisco Centennial High School.

In bodycam footage released with the other evidence, Anthony can be heard crying and saying, “he put his hands on me,” and in another clip, “I am not alleged, I did it.” The package also includes security footage that appears to show Anthony in the bleachers and another person who looks like Austin Metcalf entering the stadium, along with a photo of the knife prosecutors said was used in the stabbing. The footage was part of the two-week murder trial that ended with a guilty verdict on June 9, followed by a 35-year prison sentence the same day.

The case reached that verdict after Judge John Roach allowed jurors to consider manslaughter as a lesser charge. Prosecutors said the state called 21 witnesses during the trial, and the evidence played out in a case that had already pulled in national attention, public protests, online threats, allegations of doxxing and arguments over self-defense, race and school safety. Prosecutors said the two students did not know each other before the encounter.

Austin Metcalf’s family has continued to describe the toll in stark terms. Jeff Metcalf said he had been silenced by a gag order for months and has received death threats, doxxing attempts and swatting calls, and he said the bodycam footage showing Hunter’s reaction was especially painful. Frisco ISD said the community has carried the weight of the tragedy for more than a year and asked for compassion and sensitivity as the case moves into the next phase, with Anthony now having filed a notice of appeal.