The family of the teenager accused in the fatal stabbing of another student at a track meet in North Texas is speaking out as the tragic incident remains in the national spotlight. The families of both the teen killed and the teen accused say they have been facing threats from the public as tensions rise in the wake of the fatal stabbing at a UIL track meet in Frisco on April 2.

The mother of the teen accused of fatally stabbing a Frisco ISD student at a track meet earlier this month spoke out on Thursday for the first time since the incident. Karmelo Anthony's mother spoke publicly Thursday morning about the case alongside the Next Generation Action Network,