Hunter Metcalf choked back his tears as he explained the heartbreaking moment he desperately tried to stop the blood from gushing from the heart of his twin brother Austin, who was stabbed to death at a high school track meet.
On April 2, about 10 a.m., Hunter was with hisย twinย brother Austin, a star athlete who was competing in discus throw and shot-put events at a track meet, held at the David Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
โWe did everything together. You name anything in the world, itโs always us two. We were always basically one person,โ Hunter said of him and Austin, the football MVP for the team the two played.
Hunter, born four minutes after Austin, explained that him and his twin โ both juniors at Memorial High School outside Dallas โ were in the schoolโs tent when a student from another school decided to enter.
โThis kid was sitting under out tent at track, we asked him to move. He started getting aggressive and talking reckless and my brother stepped in and said, โyou need to move,โโ Hunter told ABC affiliateย WFAAย in a heartbreaking interview. โAnd heโs like, โMake me move.โ
โI tried to help himโ
According to aย witness, the other student โ identified as Anthony Karmel from Centennial High School โ told Austin, โtouch me and see what happens.โ Then he allegedly reached into his ย backpack and pulled out a black knife andย stabbedย the twin once in the chest before running away.
โI tried to whip around as fast as I could. I didnโt see the stabโฆbut then I looked at my brotherโฆ and Iโm not going to talk about the rest. I tried to help him,โ a teary-eyed Hunter said, adding that tried to save his brotherโs life by stopping the blood.
โI tried to help him.โ
He held his twin until first responders arrived and attempted resuscitation.
โThey yanked me off him,โ Hunter said, who added he wasnโt allowed to ride in the ambulance with his brother.
The twinโs dad, Jeff Metcalf, took Hunter to the hospital.
โDied in brothers armsโ
โThey were twins, identical twins, and his brother was holding on to him, trying to make it stop bleeding, and he died in his brotherโs arms,โ Metcalf toldย NBCย of his son, who he described on aย GoFundMeย campaign as โa bright young manโ whose โsmile would light up the room.โ
Metcalf continued, โI rushed up there and I saw him on the gurney, and I could tell โ they said he wasnโt breathing. I could see all the blood, and I saw where the wound was, and I was very concerned, so I had to find his brother, and we rushed to the hospitalโฆโ
Despite lifesaving measures by emergency personnel, Austin died of his injuries.
โBig brotherโ
โI saw him for his last momentsโฆhe knew how much I loved himโฆI [would] do for him anything, no matter what. I always told him I want to be just like him I always looked up to him. He was a big brother even though weโre the same age.โ
โI donโt know why someone would do that to someone just over that little argument,โ Hunter said of the tragic incident. โHe was a strong man. He was strong, strong kidโฆIโm strong too but heโs a little stronger. He [was] just always there for me so itโs really heartbreaking to see how this happened.โ
โStudโ
Hunter also shared how heโll miss his โbigย brotherโ on the field next season when football starts.
โHe was a stud, and I always try to fill those shoes and play with him. I had a blast playing sports with him my whole lifeโฆme and him always against people. Our last year together was this year. Itโs really heartbreaking to not see him next year on the field,โ he said of Austin, a star linebacker. โHe was a great guy overall itโs just really hard to see someone go like thatโฆfor like recklessnessโ
Speaking of Karmelo, Hunter said โIโve never met this kid in my entire lifeโ until the โ30 secondโ โaltercation,โ that ended in the death of his brother.
โI did itโ
ABC reports that after Karmelo tossed the weapon into the bleachers and was taken out of the stadium, heย told police, โIโm not alleged, I did it.โ
The affidavit reveals that Karmelo also reportedly asked police if Metcalf was going to be okay while he was in the back of the squad car. He also claimed it was self defense.
The 17-year-old of Frisco, Texas, โis charged with murder, a 1st Degree Felony.โ The bond has been set to $1,000,000.
Rest in peace, Austin. Please share your condolences for the teenโs loved ones in the comments section below and then share this story so others can do the same.
