Carmelo Anthony trial: Witnesses reveal Austin Metcalf’s heartbreaking last words before death

Anthony has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the April 2, 2025, slaying of Metcalf. He claimed he stabbed 17-year-old Metcalf to death in self-defense.

A Memorial High School student-athlete testified Saturday that students repeatedly asked Anthony to leave the team tent and that Anthony allegedly challenged students to a fight. The student said Metcalf refused to fight and told him he would not fight at the track meet.

Moments later, the student heard Metcalf yelling that he had been stabbed. The students then fled the area.

A second witness, a 16-year-old Memorial High School Class of 2027 student, told the court that Metcalf’s last words immediately after the attack were: “F– stabbed me.”

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An 18-year-old recent Memorial High School graduate broke down in tears as he described how he heard Metcalf “screaming for help” after he was stabbed. Witnesses said he initially fled the scene but later returned to help. He then saw coaches, trainers and students rushing to help Metcalf while others held back Austin’s twin brother, Hunter.

In an earlier deposition, another student recalled Metcalf saying “Oh my God” at the time of the stabbing.

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The confrontation occurred when Metcalf told Anthony to leave while he was sitting under the team tent at Memorial High School. Witnesses told investigators that Anthony reached into the bag and warned, “Touch me, see what happens,” NBC DFW reported. Anthony allegedly pulled a black knife from his backpack and stabbed Metcalf in the chest. Metcalf died in the arms of his twin brother.

If convicted, Anthony could face 5-99 years in prison or life in prison. In the Texas criminal justice system, 17-year-olds are considered adults.