Trial underway for teen accused of fatally stabbing another teen at Texas track meet

KERA | By Caroline Love

Published June 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM EDT

A Black teen faces first-degree murder charges in a highly anticipated trial following the killing of a white teenager at a Frisco, Texas, track meet last year.

Caroline Love

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