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A Texas high schooler\u2019s deadly attack on another student at a track meet has triggered legal motions, family grief, and fundraisers as both sides speak out.<\/p>\n
Seventeen-year-old Karmelo Anthony directly admitted to police that he was responsible for the\u00a0fatal stabbing<\/a>\u00a0of Austin Metcalf, a Memorial High School student, during a track meet in Frisco on April 3.<\/p>\n According to an arrest affidavit obtained by NBC 5 Dallas\u2013Fort Worth (DFW), when officers referred to him as the “alleged suspect,” Karmelo, a student at Centennial High School,\u00a0responded<\/a>\u00a0with, “I’m not alleged, I did it.”<\/p>\n The affidavit details Karmelo claiming he acted in self-defense,\u00a0telling<\/a>\u00a0a school resource officer on the scene, “I was protecting myself,” and “He put his hands on me.” Authorities say he also asked officers whether what happened could be considered self-defense and whether the victim would be okay.<\/p>\n Karmelo’s admission came shortly after the incident, which\u00a0occurred around 10 a.m.<\/a>\u00a0on April 3, Thursday, during a high school track meet at Kuykendall Stadium. According to an arrest affidavit, Karmelo had\u00a0taken shelter<\/a>\u00a0under a pop-up tent belonging to another school as rain began to fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n