Prosecutors dismissed all black jurors from Karmelo Anthony’s murder trial, CBS News reported Wednesday.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys narrowed a pool of 589 prospective jurors to 12 jurors and six alternates, according to CBS News. Jury selection for the trial began on June 1 in Collin County, Texas, WFAA reported. During jury selection questioning, potential jurors were asked whether Anthony’s age would influence their decision to render a verdict.

“He looks like a child. I can’t send him to jail. He could learn from his mistake,” one person said, according to the outlet.

“Seeing someone who looks like a kid — I can’t determine [a] verdict,” another stated.

“I don’t know if I feel right putting a brother in jail,” one other potential juror admitted, bringing up race.

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In addition to Anthony’s age and race, another potential juror cited their religious views, according to WFAA.

“It would violate my religious views to punish someone,” the potential juror said. (RELATED: REPORT: Karmelo Anthony Allowed To Graduate While Charged With Murder)

Anthony has been charged with first-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed Austin Metcalf in April 2025. Anthony claimed Metcalf “put his hands” on him during a fight at a track meet, according to FOX 4. Metcalf died as a result of the incident.

Witnesses claim Anthony, a then 17-year-old student at Centennial High School, was sitting under the Memorial High School tent at the track meet and was instructed to leave. One witness claimed that Metcalf, a student at Memorial High School, pushed Anthony to get him to leave the tent before Anthony allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed Metcalf in the chest, FOX 4 reported. Anthony asked what would happen if he said he acted in self-defense, according to a police report.

Collin County Judge John Roach, Jr. issued a gag order on Anthony’s case in July 2025.

The trial is expected to last two weeks, according to WFAA.