Witnesses in Karmelo Anthony murder trial confirm Austin Metcalf's words immediately after attack

Harrowing caller witnesser grounds shed airy connected the hopeless last moments of 17-year-old Texas precocious schoolhouse jock Austin Metcalf's beingness pursuing a fatal April 2025 stabbing astatine a crowded way meet.

Taking the basal Saturday during the high-profile trial, a precocious graduated 18-year-old from Memorial High School broke down successful tears arsenic helium recounted the chaotic aftermath of the attack, testifying that helium heard Metcalf "screaming for help."

A 2nd witness, a 16-year-old Memorial High School pupil from the people of 2027, told the tribunal that instantly aft the attack, immoderate of Metcalf’s last words were, "he f------ stabbed me."

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A courtroom sketch depicts Karmelo Anthony and his defence squad arsenic jurors presumption surveillance video during Anthony's execution proceedings successful the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf astatine a Frisco, Texas, way meet. (Pat Lopez)

The caller affectional accounts physique connected earlier grounds from different pupil who recalled proceeding Metcalf say, "Oh my God," arsenic the world of the stabbing acceptable in.

Karmelo Anthony, 19, faces a first-degree execution complaint for the decease of Metcalf, who was incapable to beryllium resuscitated by precocious schoolhouse unit who attempted CPR arsenic helium mislaid consciousness. He aboriginal died astatine a section hospital.

Anthony has pleaded not blameworthy to the charge, with his defence squad maintaining that helium acted successful a "split 2nd of fearfulness and chaos" and stabbed Metcalf successful self-defense, Fox News Digital antecedently reported.

According to inheritance details presented by prosecutors, the deadly brushwood was sparked by a quality implicit seating astatine the way meet. 

Multiple witnesses testified that Anthony arrived uninvited and sat down wrong the Memorial High School squad tent. Fellow students reportedly asked Anthony to permission the structure arsenic galore arsenic 15 times, but helium allegedly refused.

Demonstrators amusement enactment for Austin Metcalf extracurricular the Collin County Courthouse successful McKinney, Texas, connected the archetypal time of assemblage enactment successful Karmelo Anthony’s proceedings connected June 1, 2026. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

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As the concern escalated, witnesses testified that Anthony warned Metcalf, telling him, "Touch maine and find out," and "Touch me, spot what happens."

During the confrontation, Anthony sat with a backpack connected his thigh and 1 manus wrong it, starring immoderate students to pass Metcalf not to interaction him due to the fact that they suspected helium was gripping a concealed weapon.

The verbal quality turned carnal erstwhile Metcalf reportedly shoved oregon touched Anthony, prompting Anthony to basal up and stab the precocious schoolhouse skipper with a 3.5-inch folding knife.

Witnesses connected Saturday described Anthony arsenic "the aggressor," noting Metcalf was "unwilling to fight."

A courtroom sketch shows prosecutors delivering opening statements successful the execution proceedings of Karmelo Anthony astatine the Collin County courthouse successful McKinney, Texas. (Pat Lopez)

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Body-camera footage and serviceman grounds revealed that a cooperative Anthony made admissions to constabulary instantly pursuing the incident. 

"I'm not alleged. I did it," Anthony allegedly told a responding schoolhouse assets officer.

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He past repeatedly defended his actions to the police, saying, "He enactment his hands connected me. I told him not to."

Fox News' Peter Cuddihy and Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price contributed to this report.