An controversial online fundraiser for Karmelo Anthony has been shut down after his family raised $625,000 for legal and living expenses now that he was convicted of murder.
The GiveSendGo went offline Wednesday afternoon, about a day after 19-year-old Anthony was convicted in a Texas courtroom of killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a 2025 high school track meet.
GiveSendGo – a crowd sourcing platform that differs from GoFundMe in that it allows fundraisers for criminal cases – confirmed the fundraiser closure in a Thursday X post.
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“The fundraiser was supported to support pre-trial needs, and those funds were disbursed over the last year,” the statement read. “With that stated purpose complete, the fundraiser has been closed.”
