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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
UNC baseball's Scott Forbes, Jackson Van De Brake, Luke Stevenson discuss ACC Tournament win vs Boston College
Centennial scores early on Canyon View ace, hangs on for 1st 5A baseball title Canyon View high school baseball RHP Landon Hood had given up four earned runs all year. Centennial scored three off him with the first six batters. 0:55 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Daily Mail
Karmelo Anthony's family to spend huge portion of their $515k GiveSendGo fundraiser on secure home for 'killer'
The family of Karmelo Anthony has made clear that some portion of the hundreds of thousands of dollars they've raised online will go toward finding a secure home for the 17-year-old murder suspect amid 'escalating threats.' Anthony is accused of killing Austin Metcalf, also 17, during a track meet earlier this month in Frisco, a town just north of Dallas, Texas. The two boys, both star athletes from opposing schools, argued over Anthony supposedly being under the wrong tent. The altercation ended with Anthony stabbing Metcalf, according to police. The enduring attention on the case has been largely due to the fact that Anthony's family has been able to raise more than $515,000 from people who wholeheartedly believe in the boy's innocence. With all the donations flooding in from supporters, the family has clarified why they need all this cash, explaining that it's not just for legal expenses. 'The funds raised will also support a range of urgent and necessary needs that have emerged as a result of this situation, including — but not limited to — the safe relocation of the Anthony family due to escalating threats to their safety and well-being, as well as basic living costs, transportation, counseling, and other security measures,' reads the description of the fundraiser on GiveSendGo. It continued: 'We ask for your continued prayers, support, and solidarity. Your contribution not only helps protect and stabilize the family, but also serves as a powerful message of community care and resistance in the face of injustice.' This message was first written on the Give Send Go page on April 16, two days after Anthony was released from jail on a $250,000 bond. Citing the death threats they were receiving, the Anthony family abandoned the $900,000 home they were renting in a gated community and went into hiding in an undisclosed location. On Saturday, exclusively uncovered that at least one of the threats that prompted the family to move out came from teenagers who drove by the home firing water guns. Frisco cops were called to home April 15 by Andrew Anthony, the suspect's father, around 7:51 pm after two Jeeps with teenage passengers were seen driving past the house through the door bell camera, according to a police incident report obtained by Within the first minute of his interaction with police, Andrew acknowledged the weapons the kids had were 'play guns.' He further described the two Jeeps as having four passengers each, with both white and black males in the cars. Andrew also told police that the 'play guns' were never pointed at them. This latest development comes almost a month after Metcalf was killed on April 2. Witnesses told police the interaction between Anthony and Metcalf started at the track meet that day after Anthony migrated over to the pop-up tent for Memorial High School, where Metcalf attended as a junior. Metcalf was under the impression that Anthony, a senior at Centennial High, should have been under his own school's tent and told him to leave, according to police. That's when Anthony unzipped his bag and reached in, telling Metcalf: 'Touch me and see what happens,' a witness told police. The police affidavit says Metcalf 'grabbed Anthony to tell him to move and Anthony pulled out ... a black knife and stabbed Austin once in the chest.' Metcalf allegedly confronted Anthony in the Memorial High School pop-up tent at a track meet. Anthony responded by pulling out a knife and stabbing Metcalf, according to a witness who spoke to police Metcalf collapsed and died in the arms of his twin brother, Hunter. Meanwhile, Anthony is said to have fled the scene and tossed the knife into the bleachers. He was arrested shortly after and responding officers said Anthony told them he was 'protecting myself' and that Metcalf had 'put his hands on me.' Anthony also told officers, 'I'm not the alleged, I did it,' according to the affidavit. Anthony has been charged with first-degree murder. Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said earlier this month he expects a grand jury will decide whether to uphold the charge by late June. If the grand jury votes to indict, that will send the case to trial, unless a plea bargain materializes. However, that's unlikely, as one of Anthony's defense attorneys, Mike Howard, has suggested the teen will claim he killed Metcalf in self-defense. If convicted, Anthony will not face the death penalty or life in prison without parole, as the Supreme Court has ruled that those sentences for juvenile offenders constitute cruel and unusual punishment, violating the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Witnesses, family grapple with aftermath of Las Cruces shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Nearly 72 hours have passed since Friday night's shooting at Young Park in Las Cruces, which killed three teenagers and injured 15 other people. UPDATE: 4 suspects arrested in park shooting in Las Cruces KTSM spoke with witnesses of the shooting — some caught in the crossfire, others who followed their instincts to try and render aid to those shot. 'So once I hear the pops stop, I jump out of my car, pop my trunk back, and I'm looking for anything I can use to assist and patch wounds, bandages, things of that nature. So I had T-shirts, a pair of sweatpants and a jacket, and had shoelaces out of my basketball shoes. So I gathered all those things and I went over to where everything took place. The first person I ran up to was a kid, maybe 15, 16 years old,' said Shaquane Heckstall, a witness to Friday's shooting. A family member of Jason Gomez, the 17-year-old shot and killed in the shooting, said Heckstall helped Gomez's younger brother administer CPR to Gomez. The family member said they're thankful Heckstall tried to help, and that Gomez's younger brother was not alone as his brother died. 'I'm also military, and in high-stress situations like that. Your training takes over. My combat lifesaver training kicked in. I was just there trying to make a difference. That's not me trying to be a hero, trying to be brave. Literally, my body was moving on its own,' Heckstall said. Suspect allegedly involved in Las Cruces shooting identified through court documents Justin Gomez, one of Gomez's three younger brothers, spoke about his brother in the parking lot of Young Park, where his brother's body lay dead after the shooting, which now has a growing memorial with flowers and candles from friends and family. 'He had a kind soul. Everywhere, we went he made sure he had a smile on his face. He made all of us smile. And seeing him gone hurts, because he was my brother,' Justin Gomez said. Rusty Evans, head baseball coach for Centennial High School, said he learned of 16-year-old Andrew Madrid's death late Friday night while he and the varsity team were staying in Carlsbad, New Mexico for a game the following morning. Madrid was a player on the JV team at Centennial High, Evans said. 'It's hit hard, to be honest with you. It's hit real hard. These players are special to me. You get into this profession to coach young men and baseball's the avenue I get to do it through. But ultimately the rewards are long after they're done playing, when you get an invite to their wedding or when they get to celebrate their accomplishments. It hurts.' Evans said. 'Our last conversation, he just sent me videos (of the car show). He was really excited. He thought they were really cool. And he just stopped answering. And that's when I found out through other people that he was shot,' said Isabella Hernandez, a friend of Madrid from Centennial High School. Fake GoFundMe accounts on the rise after Young Park shooting in Las Cruces, police say 'He was the sweetest person ever. Everyone liked him. Even if it was just through one conversation, he was so sweet. He never had anything bad to say. He was never angry at anyone. He was just very sweet. And him out of all people didn't deserve it because so many people loved him,' Hernandez said. David Carrasco, a witness to the shooting, said he did not know the shooters or the victims that night, but said he and one of his friends were caught in the crossfire as they attempted to flee. 'Yeah, I was running and then I got shot through the arm,' Carrasco said. 'So everything was kind of just calm at first. We were joking around. We're having fun out there, messing around. And then when they start shooting, we're just just trying to run. I'm trying to find my friends. I'm kind of just wondering where they are. I'm worried about where they are, what's going on with them.' Carrasco said his best friend was shot in the back, but that the bullet missed his spine by three inches. His friend, fortunately, only broke his ribs and is expected to make a full recovery, Carrasco said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
