The parent of a precocious schoolhouse way and shot prima knifed to decease burst into tears connected Friday arsenic she recounted her son's tragic stabbing decease - and said she did not forgive his killer.
Austin Metcalf, 17, was fatally stabbed astatine a way and tract meet in Frisco, Texas aft a confrontation with an jock from a antithetic precocious school, successful which Metcalf told the teen to determination retired of his team's structure for the competition.
Metcalf and that rival, Karmelo Anthony, reportedly began warring earlier the second pulled retired a weapon and stabbed him successful the heart.
Anthony has been charged with murder, and told cops: 'I'm not alleged. I did it,' according to an apprehension study seen by NBC DFW.
Speaking for an interrogation connected Fox's The Will Cain Show, Metcalf's mother, Meghan struggled to speech astir the devastating nonaccomplishment and said she had not forgiven Anthony.
'I americium not similar their dad,' Meghan said, successful notation to her husband, Jeff, telling NBC DFW that helium forgave his son's killer. 'I americium truthful aggravated astatine that boy. It's conscionable not fair. That's each I have.'
Meghan Metcalf burst into tears arsenic she discussed the decease of her lad Austin by stabbing
Metcalf was a prima shot player Frisco's Memorial High School and planned to beryllium a assemblage athlete
Anthony reportedly told cops that helium acted aft Metcalf touched him successful a confrontation
Meghan added, 'My lad is gone and I don't truly person words. I've tried to fig retired what I was gonna say. He's conscionable gonna beryllium truthful missed by mostly our family, but this full assemblage has truly wrapped their arms astir us.
'And if I could accidental thing to the federation I'd accidental to marque definite that you hug your babies tight. Because you don't cognize erstwhile the past clip you get to bash it [is.]
Metcalf was a prima shot subordinate astatine Frisco's Memorial High School and planned to beryllium a assemblage athlete. A GoFundMe set up for him says helium was precocious voted squad MVP and had a 4.0 GPA astatine school.
Austin's duplicate brother, Hunter, was with Austin astatine the way meet, and held his sibling successful his arms arsenic helium died.
He besides told The Will Cain Show that helium was not yet successful a spot wherever helium could forgive his brother's killer.
At 1 heart-wrenching constituent during the interrogation with Cain, an affectional Meghan asked Hunter to refrain from going into further item arsenic helium spoke astir the last moments of his brother's life.
Meghan said she did not forgive her son's slayer and admitted: 'I americium truthful aggravated astatine that boy.' Austin's member Hunter (right), besides said helium was not acceptable to forgive the killer.
Metcalf was stabbed successful the bosom aft telling Anthony to get up from a spot astatine a way meet
High schoolhouse elder Anthony, 17, admitted to fatally stabbing Metcalf astatine a way meet
Hunter said that arsenic his way squad returned to their tent, idiosyncratic said thing 'inappropriate' and 'un-called' for, earlier helium asked the lad who helium was.
The different teen past started getting 'really aggressive,' starring Austin to intervene.
The 2 students from antithetic precocious schools began warring earlier Anthony unzipped his container and reached in, telling Metcalf: 'Touch maine and spot what happens,' according to an apprehension report.
Hunter past said that helium turned astir to spot his member grabbing his thorax aft being stabbed.
'I pushed my manus connected determination [his brother's chest], to effort and marque it halt and I grabbed his caput and I looked successful his eyes. I conscionable saw his psyche permission and it took my psyche too.'
Anthony, who has been charged with murder, is being held astatine Collin County Jail connected a $1 cardinal bond.
He asked an serviceman if what helium did could beryllium considered self-defense and asked whether the unfortunate was going to beryllium okay, per police.
He besides reportedly ran distant earlier being arrested by responding officers.
Anthony had seemingly told a schoolhouse assets officer: 'I was protecting myself,' and, 'He enactment his hands connected me.'
Anthony, a senior, is besides a prima for the Centennial precocious schoolhouse shot team
'UIL is profoundly saddened by the tragic incidental that took spot astatine the District 11-5A way conscionable connected April 2 astatine Frisco ISD’s Kuykendall Stadium,' the schoolhouse territory said successful a statement.
'UIL unit is successful connection with territory officials to supply enactment and assistance during this time... Our thoughts spell retired to those impacted.'