Family of 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, who is accused of fatally stabbing fellow teen Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet, recently spoke publicly.

🚨 JUST IN: The father of Austin Metcalf, who was slain by Karmelo Anthony, was SWATTED last night in Texas This occurred just hours after Karmelo’s “spokesman” disparaged Mr. Metcalf at a press conference Absolutely freaking sick. pic.twitter.com/OU7mnrEekg Metcalf told WFAA nobody was home at the time, but he arrived five minutes later.

Earlier Thursday, the parents of Karmelo Anthony, a 17-year-old teenager who is facing a murder charge in connection to the stabbing, had spoken publicly about the case for the first time. Jeff Metcalf was barred from attending the news conference.