The devastating story of Austin Metcalf — a beloved 17-year-old Frisco ISD student-athlete — has sent shockwaves through his Texas community and beyond.
Austin was tragically stabbed in the heart and killed during a track meet last week, and now, his grieving mother is speaking out.
During an interview with Fox News, Austin Metcalf’s heartbroken mother fought to hold back tears as she spoke about the devastating moment her surviving son watched his identical twin die in his arms.
The teen recalled the chilling experience of seeing his brother’s “soul leave” his body after Austin was stabbed in the chest during a track meet in Texas — a tragedy that has left the family shattered and a community in mourning.
”My son is gone, and I don’t really have words,” Meghan Metcalf shared on The Will Cain Show and added:
Family handout
”He’s just going to be so missed by mostly our family, but this whole community has really wrapped their arms around us. If I could say anything to the nation, I would say to make sure that you just hug your babies tight, because you don’t know when [is] the last time you get to do it.”
Austin’s mother said she was struggling to grasp how a moment of anger could spiral into such a devastating tragedy.
“Just because the kid was mad – my son is not here anymore and I don’t understand it,” she said.
Had big dreams
Austin wasn’t just a football player — he was a rising star with a promising future. College scouts were already watching him, and he had big dreams of taking his talents to the next level. His days revolved around training, being a team leader, and lifting up the people around him.
What makes this story even more gut-wrenching is the bond Austin shared with his identical twin brother. The two were inseparable. They did everything together—school, sports, life. And now, his brother has to face the world without him.
Austin’s twin was with him in his final moments. He saw everything. He even tried to stop the bleeding, holding his brother’s wound and staying by his side until paramedics arrived.
”I whipped my head around, and then all of a sudden I see him running down the bleachers just grabbing his chest… I put my hand on there, tried to make it [the bleeding] stop, and I grabbed his head and I looked in his eyes. I just saw his soul leave, and it took my soul, too,” Hunter said.
Hunter Metcalf fought back tears as he recounted the gut-wrenching moment he tried to save his twin brother Austin’s life. On the morning of April 2, the 17-year-old twins, both juniors at Memorial High School just outside Dallas, were attending a meet at David Kuykendall Stadium. Austin, a standout football MVP and promising shot-put and discus athlete, was preparing to compete.
“We did everything together. You name anything in the world, it’s always us two. We were always basically one person,” Hunter said in an emotional interview with WFAA.
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The confrontation escalated quickly
While waiting in their school’s designated tent area, an unexpected confrontation began when another student, later identified as Anthony Karmel from Centennial High School, sat down beneath their tent.
“This kid was sitting under our tent at track, we asked him to move. He started getting aggressive and talking reckless and my brother stepped in and said, ‘you need to move,’” Hunter explained. “And he’s like, ‘Make me move.’”
A witness said the confrontation escalated quickly. Anthony reportedly replied, “Touch me and see what happens,” before pulling a black knife from his backpack and stabbing Austin in the chest. He then fled the scene.
“I tried to help him,” Hunter said, recalling how he attempted to stop the bleeding before emergency responders arrived.
Police later arrested Anthony, who allegedly admitted to the stabbing but claimed it was in self-defense. He has been charged with first-degree murder.
“I am so angry at that boy”
The news rocked the Frisco community and devastated the Metcalf family.
Austin’s mother, Meghan, overwhelmed with emotion, said through tears: “I am so angry at that boy. It’s just not fair.”
Hundreds gathered at the family’s church last week night to honor Austin’s life and legacy.
“Seventeen years, my best friend, just there in the blink of an eye, I lost him,” Hunter shared. “So I’m not at that point to forgive and forget, but eventually I will.”
Despite his grief, Hunter showed remarkable grace toward the suspect’s loved ones.
“I just pray for [the suspect’s] family,” he added. “I pray that they understand what we’re going through as well.”
This tragedy has ignited a wave of support from fellow students, coaches, parents, and strangers across the state. Memorials have been created. Social media is flooded with tributes. People are calling for stronger protections at school events. And above all, they are rallying behind a family who just lost their son — and a young man who should’ve had his whole future ahead of him.
Austin Metcalf’s story is a reminder of how fragile life can be – and how one act of violence can shatter an entire community. May his legacy live on in the hearts of everyone he touched.
