A Dallas-based advocacy group said the move was approved by courts and cites threats against the family and a protest this weekend as the reasons.

Karmelo Anthony, 17, was arrested on April 2 at Frisco's David Kuykendall Stadium, where police say he killed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at the District

"This is a moment for truth," Minister Dominique Alexander, president of NGAN, siad. "The Anthony family deserves the opportunity to speak for themselves, to clear the record, and to share the impact this has had on their lives—not through the lens of speculation, but through their own words."