Karmelo Anthony and the late Austin Metcalf are back to the news.
Apparently, there’s surveillance footage that really doesn’t show what went down leading to Karmelo fatally stabbing Austin.
Unfortunately, the footage has not been released to the public, but it was shown to select media members, and we got some inside details about it from the Daily Mail.
Nobody had a clue that a high school track meet at David Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas, would turn so tragic.
“The 40-minute surveillance video, recorded from a stationary camera on the opposite side of the football field, captures the 10 minutes leading up to the attack and the desperate efforts by Metcalf’s twin brother and others to save his life before paramedics arrived.”
The original reports state that Metcalf, a student at Memorial High School, was stabbed after confronting Anthony, who attended Centennial High School, about sitting under the tent of a team he was not affiliated with.
“However, the footage reviewed by the Daily Mail at the Frisco Independent School District’s headquarters shows no obvious physical confrontation between the two prior to the stabbing.
The Daily Mail did not detect anything that indicated chaos was about to ensue.
Captured by a high-angle camera positioned near the press box and typically used for football broadcasts, the footage shows the tent at the top left of the screen.
Students are seen sitting idly beneath it, waiting for the competition to start.
Then, seemingly out of nowhere, it becomes apparent that the moment has happened when an armed Anthony attacked Metcalf.”
The publication stated that Karmelo Anthony’s stabbing of Metcalf was not visible on camera, but students were spotted fleeing the area after the attack.
“Moments later, at least two people can be seen carrying an injured Metcalf down the bleachers to a walkway at the bottom of the seating area.
More individuals, including some adults, are seen rushing to his side to help.
As rain begins to fall again, Metcalf is visibly cradled in the arms of his twin brother, Hunter, bleeding heavily as they await emergency medical services.”
Daily Mail stated that the surveillance reviewed appears to challenge the self-defense claim, offering little visible evidence that Anthony was in immediate danger before the attack.
Now people are split on whether or not it’s actually Karmelo acted in self defense, but one thing’s for sure – it’s definitely a case to follow.
