<p class="speakable">Nearly five months after <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southwest/texas" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Frisco, Texas</a> track star Austin Metcalf was stabbed to death at a high school competition, members of the public are continuing to pressure local authorities to release video of the attack. </p><p class="speakable">In <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/196567819982179548" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a post on X</a> on Wednesday, Elon Musk implored authorities to "release the video," as the topic began trending online following this week's stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a commuter train in Charlotte, North Carolina. The attack on Zarutska was captured on surveillance video, which was released after the stabbing.</p><p>The Frisco Independent School District previously confirmed to Fox News Digital that it possesses surveillance video of the stabbing at Kuykendall Stadium but will not be publicly releasing the video. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-austin-metcalf-case-issues-gag-order-teen-murder-trial-timeline" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>JUDGE IN AUSTIN METCALF CASE ISSUES GAG ORDER IN TEEN MURDER TRIAL: TIMELINE</strong></a></p><p>The outrage comes as Karmelo Anthony, 18, is charged with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/homicide" rel="noopener" target="_blank">first-degree murder</a> in the killing of Metcalf while at an April 2 track meet. </p><p>The altercation allegedly unfolded during a rain delay at the district track and field championship, when Metcalf, a student at Memorial High School, told Anthony, of Frisco Centennial High School, he needed to move out of the Memorial team’s tent, police said. </p><p>The incident quickly escalated as Anthony "grabbed his bag, opened it and reached inside it" while telling Metcalf, "Touch me and see what happens," according to the police report. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/trial-date-set-austin-metcalf-suspected-killer-track-meet-stabbing" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>TRIAL DATE SET FOR AUSTIN METCALF’S SUSPECTED KILLER IN TRACK MEET STABBING</strong></a></p><p>"[Metcalf] stood up and pushed the male to get him out of the tent," the arrest report said.</p><p>A witness told police that Anthony then "reached into his bag and the male took a knife out of the bag and stabbed Austin," according to the report. The witness then <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><u>told the officer</u></a> that Anthony left the scene after the stabbing. Metcalf died in his twin brother's arms. He and Anthony were both 17 at the time. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/fight-against-white-supremacy-austin-metcalf-murder-case-indicted-suspects-spokesman" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>AUSTIN METCALF'S ACCUSED KILLER NEEDS SUPPORT FIGHTING 'WHITE SUPREMACY' AFTER MURDER INDICTMENT: SPOX</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/crime" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Police arrested</a> Anthony afterward, with his supporters insisting he acted in self-defense after Metcalf pushed him out of the tent. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</u></strong></a></p><p>Anthony’s bond was initially set at $1 million, but was subsequently reduced to $250,000. He was released to home confinement and his trial was set for June 1, 2026. </p><p>The Frisco Independent School District and Anthony's attorney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. </p><p><i>Fox News Digital's Peter D'Abrosca contributed to this report. </i></p>
Train attack video reignites fury over withheld footage of Austin Metcalf killing

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