Carmen Schentrup, 16 A straight-A student and National Merit Scholarship finalist, she planned to become a doctor who researched amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly called Lou Gehrig's Disease. If we choose to wait, there will just be more parents like us. When he fell over I fell over with him. It's been one month since the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas. It will not make the physical scars of those wounded go away. The last line looks like it was transposed from Alex S. Youre welcome, thank you for pointing that out btw. One year after their older daughter, Carmen, was killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., the Schentrup family works to find a new normal. Alania Petty (Room 1216): Shot somewhere in the upper torso or possibly the neck. Following the sentencing of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz, 24, to life without parole for his massacre of 17 people (14 children) in 2018, parents of the young victims came forward to blast the decision to spare him the death penalty. Robert, 18, a college freshman, highlights his sister's competitive streak. . Nah I have never even heard of that vid or seen it, if it was out there it may be impossible to find. Discovery Company. Was killed near instantly but was also shot (possibly postmortem) in the chest, arms, and possibly the head again according to family friend Jesse Pan. After watching todays trial of the Nikolas Cruz penalty phase, the autopsy reporter, Dr. Boiko, confirmed that Carmen Schentrup was shot in the right temple and said that was her cause of death. ", The Schentrup family stands for a group portrait outside their home in Parkland, Fla., on Tuesday. ", The blue urn holding Carmen's ashes rests with photos and drawings in a glass cabinet in the family's living room. Sharon Risher, whose mother, Ethel Lee Lance, died in the Charleston church attack, recalled sitting in court during that gunmans trial as a torturous ordeal especially when prosecutors showed her mothers autopsy report. Their view, however, is not unanimously held. And when a hail of rifle bullets cut her down in her classroom, the high-velocity bullets caused extensive damage to her body, an associate medical examiner testified on Friday, underscoring the devastating carnage wrought by the AR-15 fired by shooter Nikolas Cruz. As they grew older and their interests diverged, television remained something they bonded over; Schentrup recalled binge-watching the entirety of Criminal Minds with Carmen and their younger sister. It sounded promising, like a way to make real change. ", "This happened 19 years later after Columbine, five years later after Sandy Hook," April adds. 'It's unimaginable, but we need to imagine it'. This year's anniversary comes in the wake of the court's decision to spare the shooter, 24-year-old Nikolas Cruz, from the death penalty, charging him with life in prison without parole for 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, to which he pleaded guilty. Instead, one week earlier, she was one of 17 people gunned down at . Our beautiful daughter Carmen was murdered on Valentine's Day 2018, one week before her 17th birthday. ", "Carmen never got that," he adds quietly. Alyse Young for NPR He described. But I wasn't really able to do what I thought I should be doing, in a job that deals with something important like campus safety and security.". As inspiration, the Schentrups give credit to the Parkland students who have created a nationwide movement around this issue. But missing her doesn't feel like enough any more. Additionally, a bullet traveling through the body at a high rate of speed can cause hydrostatic shock. She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. Joaquin Oliver (Alcove of 3rd floor men's bathroom): Was initially shot in the knee and hand and crawled over to the bathroom to try and hide. On Friday, jurors and family members of victims heard from Associate Medical Examiner Dr. Iouri Boiko, who performed autopsies on a number of MSD students the day after the massacre, which killed 17 students and staff. David Ovalle covers crime and courts in Miami. April always wears bracelets in honor of Carmen and the 16 other victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. And if we can do some little thing that prevents people from going through that, I think we'll consider this worth the time and effort. For a few weeks after their daughter Carmen was murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018, a week shy of her 17th birthday, April and Phil Schentrup could barely. One year after their older daughter, Carmen, was killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., the Schentrup family works to find a new normal. Would this have been Hixon? Alyse Young for NPR And if so, live through that.. I wanted to show that we think different things. "Lots of people knew this person was troubled. The program for a concert in memory of Robert Schentrup's sister Carmen Schentrup. James Edward Smith II is a third-generation pastor that allegedly defrauded his church over half a million dollars, officials said. And the fact that its super awkward and people dont know how to talk about it I also still dont know how to talk about it just makes it that much more difficult and makes the conversation that much harder.. Its hard for me to be of an opinion that my parents dont agree with and actively dislike, Robert Schentrup said. But as painful as the loss of his sister is, Schentrup does not believe sentencing the killer to death is the solution. . April, who worked as an elementary school principal near Parkland, Fla., now advocates for gun reform. How the gunfire from a semiautomatic rifle boomed inside a classroom under attack. And I wanted to show that, no, this is for some of them. Schentrup, who was an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Central Florida when his sister was killed, remembers her as a brainy and ambitious teenager, someone whose focus was doing well in. Cruz walked up and shot Meadow 5 times in the back with the bullets passing through her into Cara which killed her. To reinforce the impact of the bullets, a Broward crime-scene technician also showed jurors a laptop computer and a cell phone both damaged by bullets found on the floor of the school. Politicians on both sides of the aisle expressed their condolences to the families and victims of Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting Tuesday on the tragedy's fifth anniversary. People were taking this information and giving it to the people who were supposed to do something with it. And the way she died and the unusually public nature of it was strange and confusing. She was 16. Hell also lose his Lamborghini, Motorcyclist launched from bike when his girlfriend hits him with truck, Florida cops say, A man went in for kidney removal. Editor's note: Daily coverage of the Parkland trial is being provided to all readers as a public service. She was one of 10 Douglas students to. The only thing in front of me was Nicholas Dworet. Carmen Schentrup, 16, was shot and killed in her advanced placement psychology class at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a week before her 17th birthday. Was shot in the 3rd floor hallway but managed to make it a few steps into the 3rd floor stairwell before dying. Where was Bourges when he was shot? Carmen Schentrup (Room 1213): Shot in the abdomen. Another girl, shot four times, was missing much of her arm. Apparently got hit then "slid against the wall and fell down". Anthony Borges, who was 15 at the time of the massacre, testified about being shot five times while he was in the hallway. He and his parents prefer to remember Carmen, who was hitting her stride as a young woman and wanted to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. On February 14, 2018, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the Miami suburban town of Parkland, Florida, murdering 17 people [note 2] and injuring 17 others. Her parents, Philip and April, speak with soft wonder. She especially adored the Harry Potter series, identifying with the brainy character Hermione. . Wondering if you can possibly find it or more unleaked videos. But the horrifying particulars, conveyed in emotional witness testimony, chilling audio recordings and dispassionate forensic accounts, are impossible to avoid altogether: How a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tied a baby blanket around a wounded students arm as a tourniquet. The Buffalo gunman left a manifesto saying he specifically chose the AR-15 because of its high-capacity magazines and ability to kill effectively.. After Carmen was killed, Philip recalls what he heard from a close relative: "'Sorry, but this is the way it is. It was these intellectual arguments that were most convincing for him personally, Schentrup said. Shot a single time in the head from close range afterwards. A Warner Bros. Press J to jump to the feed. His body, along with Gina's, can be seen in the hallway during the video of the students being evacuated from room 1213. So we have a part in it. I feel like I understand what happened that day, and I dont need to relive it.. "I just felt this urgency," Lundy says. Schentrup was 200 miles away at college when he heard a shooting was occurring at the high school he had graduated from the year before, where his two younger sisters Carmen, a senior, and . This story was originally published July 22, 2022, 5:22 PM. Since the video is blurry and doesnt focus on the body I could see how someone could mistake it for being someone else who died in the hallways (such as Joquain). A witness said he was shot "10 times" in the right leg. "It's very high energy," Boiko said of the. Since 1977 when executions were reintroduced, nearly 300 Black defendants have been executed for the murder of a White victim, while just 21 White defendants have been executed for the murder of a Black victim, according to a 2020 report by the Death Penalty Information Center. Melisa Block/NPR Martin Duque Anguiano, 14, appeared to try to shield himself, based on defensive wounds to the hands, Boiko said. But if that is true, I dont think its been publicly avalible at least. Robert Schentrup, whose 16-year-old sister Carmen was killed in the shooting, opposes the death penalty altogether. In a general sense he felt he was opposed to it. Just staying close. They think Mr. Cruz, 23, should be sentenced to death. Madeleine Wilford: Shot three times, the bullets piercing her chest, torso and right arm. But one of his family members had been murdered. That is the campus security firm hired by the district to assess safety at Broward schools. "I see this as trying to make the world a better place for my kids who are still here," Philip says. Photos of the Schentrup family and their daughter Carmen fill the living room of the family's new home. There is also some information around about how he apparently was sharing a Snapchat just moments before he was shot and killed. How the high-powered bullets ravaged childrens bodies. Alex Schachter (Room 1216): Shot in once in the chest and in once in the head. It layers on a whole bunch of other things to it, he said, just having kind of everyone know about it, and maybe not know I was related to it., Schentrup struggles, he said, with the preconceived notions that people have about the shooting. "If police did their job that day the shooter would've been killed at MSD. Philip, a tech executive, remembers coming home one day when Carmen was about three to find her holding a book. So I'm thinking that the moaning and heavy breathing in the 1213 video is actually Maddie since a bullet to the right temple would be near instant? It felt like all those 11 bullets were hitting my own body, she said. As I sat down I remember telling myself, if I were to get shot anywhere I wouldn't make it, I needed to get behind something. Family members and classmates held onto the little hope that perhaps she had been sent to the hospital and was in surgery, recovering, but just unidentified. Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. Carmen pushed herself to do her best in school, piano, and learning new things, such as German. He was shot before he could even get out of his seat and was reportedly agonal breathing/hyperventilating for a short amount of time before going passing. Philip offers this: "We hope there's something that we can share, you can share, that helps to advance our conversation as a country, a community of people, to make things better. Still, Schentrup is not alone in his stance against the death penalty: Michael B. Schulman, whose son, geography teacher Scott Beigel, was one of three staff members killed, wrote an op-ed for the . In the animated video that shows the shooting's events, there's someone who survived the shooting on the 3rd floor, but just lays there, I guess playing dead? But they feel they can't stay silent any longer. Candles glow at a memorial site to honor 17 people who were killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The family moved mostly for Philip's job; he works for a tech company based in the Pacific Northwest. "It didn't feel like it was a real job," she says. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. ", Evelyn and April sit below a portrait of Carmen. We can fix it. They blow up like a snowstorm, he said of the bullets, which left large exit wounds. Peter Wang Allen Breed / AP Peter Wang was. Up until now, the Schentrups haven't spoken to the media about the shooting. Dr. Iouri Boiko, an associate Broward County medical examiner, said the high-velocity bullets from the AR-15-style rifle caused extensive damage, blowing off body parts and killing victims when their fragments reached internal organs. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Carmen Schentrup died February 14, 2018 in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. They. When Carmen decided she wanted to learn German, she taught herself. "It's not fair that she's not with us," Jacqueline said. Prosecutors argue that the grisly specifics, while painful, are necessary to prove to the jury that the gunman, Nikolas Cruz, who has pleaded guilty to 17 murders and 17 attempted murders, deserves the death penalty instead of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Philip talks with Evelyn before leaving for work. Victims relatives have filled several rows in the courtroom over the past two weeks, listening closely as the lead prosecutor, Michael J. Satz, called dozens of witnesses. Carmen was in her AP Psychology class, just minutes from finishing the school day and returning home to our family. What happened to his brother Zachary Cruz? Carmen was 15. ", "Yes, whether you call him crazy or just evil, he's the guy who pulled the trigger. The defense can counter as it has in the Parkland case that too much graphic evidence may taint the jurys verdict, though judges often give prosecutors significant latitude. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. To shield heartsick families from the most macabre details of how their loved ones were murdered in a mass school shooting in Parkland, Fla., the court handling the gunmans sentencing trial has taken an extraordinary step: Graphic videos and photographs are shown only to the jury, so that victims relatives and others in the courtroom gallery do not have to endure them. She was known as a fountain of talent: A violin, guitar and piano player. The dark day was February 14, 2018, and even after 4 years of what happened people still cannot forget the horrific day. This same witness later stated that they didn't exactly see where he was shot but that he had a bullet hole in his ribcage. ", "It's unimaginable, but I think we need to imagine it," April says. Alyse Young for NPR I want people to do something. There are a ton of witness reports about it. "Every day I cry. The book and Schentrups own research opened his eyes to issues many opponents of capital punishment point to in their critiques of the death penalty, one being its racist history in the United States and how unevenly its applied to defendants of color. "She always wanted to be the one who came out on top when it came to academics," he says, "because I kind of had her beat in sports! On March 24, the Schentrups will travel to Washington, D.C. for March for Our Lives, a protest calling for stricter gun regulation. On Valentine's Day 2018, my world forever changed. A mass killer is defined as one person who kills 3 or more individuals arbitrarily in a contained population at a single point in time. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. If the projectile hit the kidney or the arteries connected to it, that would also be quickly fatal. Theresa Robinovitz cries after reading her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Carmen Schentrup was a high school senior, one week shy of her 17th birthday, when she was shot and killed in her AP psychology classroom. The officer who transported Hixon gave a statement saying that Hixon died on the golf cart en route to the triage area but I could be wrong. "You can say it's the man sure," Philip says. And they have seen autopsy photographs of almost all of the victims, most of whom were shot more than once. But it feels necessary. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Also it could be that whoever originally stated he was shot in the back of the head (report came from one of the officers who evacuated Coach Hixon) saw the back of the head wound and mistook it for an entry wound when it couldve been an exit wound actually. My parents beliefs and the beliefs of the other parents are different than my belief on the death penalty. This subreddit is not meant to glorify mass killers, but rather to discuss and attempt to understand their behavior. Where are Nikolas Cruz's parents, Linda and Roger Cruz? He signaled his intent for years," Philip says, referring to the shooter. "She'd ask a million questions," her father says. "It's something we feel we have to do not only for Carmen, but for Robert and Evelyn. Ive spent countless hours looking for videos of the case but I dont think I ever came across that. The Schentrups have never considered themselves activists; this will be the first time they've taken part in a protest. They learned about the long chain of security failures at the high school, including warnings that were ignored, gates that were left unlocked, and a long delay in calling a "Code Red" alert once the shooting began. from CNN: Some people are just sad he's not with us anymore. I also feel a certain responsibility to let it be known, he added, so people can if theyre saying, well, I defer to the victims make an informed choice about their own feelings on this issue.. Do they know their names? Private Coaching with Ole; Special Journey with Ole; Press Info & Photos; Book an Interview; Ole on Global Tour; Speaker Engagements; MEMBERS. Satz again asked about the significance of the high-powered bullets. Her mother said He shot her 10 times. However it may be possible that the video Victoria was referring to was the 1st floor evacuation video where you can see Luke Hoyers body. This weapon will fire as quickly as you can pull the trigger, Broward prosecutor Mike Satz told jurors during his opening statement. Carmen Schentrup was one week away from celebrating her 17th birthday when she was killed in last year's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. A talented musician and driven student, Carmen had dreams of becoming a medical researcher and finding a cure for the neurodegenerative disease ALS. The gunman shot out a window in the class door. I looked up and saw Helena Ramsay slump over with her back against the wall, I began smelling and inhaling the smoke and gun powder. Soul-Less Shoes of Death; How They Do It To Us; The Holohoax; You are Being Deceived; Exposing Corona Video; Message to Agencies; CONTACT. At least one family walked out of the courtroom during Dr. Boikos testimony. It's believed she crouched/hid in the alcove of Room 1249 since the door was locked and Cruz was firing down the hallway. Since they didnt do what was needed then, let the court get it right this time, she wrote. They have to prove that there are 17 murders and 17 attempted murders, Ms. Levine said. Injured student, Meadow Pollack, crawled over to her to shield her after she had already been shot 4 times. Some shook their heads in anger or disbelief, others sat with their eyes closed, looking crushed. On Monday, Nikolas Cruz's defense team was found guilty of killing 17 people and injuring 17 others in a fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018, and began to submit his case. Placing his arm across my body and my head underneath his back. The blue urn holding Carmen's ashes rests with photos and drawings in a glass cabinet in the family's living room. All the information is accurate, so I dont get why. The Schentrup family stands for a group portrait outside their home in Parkland, Fla., on Tuesday. "It felt like, here's this mom who's grieving or vocal about all these issues, and let's just give her a job and make it seem to the public like they're doing a good thing. Mariah Carey Is Making a Secret Appearance in Broadway's Some Like It Hot Musical Watch,Mariah Carey isn't just producing the new musical Some Like It Hot, she's also got a small part in it! With the conclusion of his death penalty trial looming, families of the Parkland school shooters victims will soon learn whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison or be sentenced to death, an outcome many have indicated they prefer. At times, she says, staying in Parkland felt "suffocating." The Twitter account for the high school's Eagles football team marked the death of Coach Feis with "Great sadness." Nicholas Dworet Reuters Gina Montalto Facebook Carmen Schentrup Instagram. Schentrups opposition to the death penalty was more of an intellectual response than an emotional one, he indicated. Evelyn Schentrup wears a sweatshirt designed by students involved with the March for Our Lives organization. hide caption. She saw your daughter get shot. The video was removed and I have yet to find anything of that nature, but it exists. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. "I felt like I had to do something to help the families in whatever way I could." FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Peter Wang's mother has four tattoos memorializing her 15-year-old son, one inked on Feb. 14 each year since he was killed. If the police did what they were supposed to do, we wouldnt be here.. "If you realize that 90% of the stuff. Carmen Schentrup was one week away from celebrating her 17th birthday when she was killed in last year's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. A talented. She got killed in a deadly shooting by the alumni of her school inside the premises. Carmens murderer deserves the death penalty.. The painting, acrylic on canvas, is by Parkland artist Nava Lundy, who created portraits of all 17 Parkland victims and gave them to the families. We wanted to speak up.". Since the shooting and moving with her family across the country, Evelyn has struggled with anxiety and enrolled in online high school classes. Im pretty sure he saw Cruz and then turned to run and was shot in the back of the head while he was turning. Carmen SCHENTRUP. A Jury Has Spared The Parkland Shooter From The Death Penalty. '", Carmen Schentrup at age six. Her father Philip's voice shakes with anger and grief as he speaks of the aftermath. It's all of the above. A subreddit centered on the phenomenon of mass murder and the perpetrators who commit them, their motivations, crimes and the psychology of these individuals. Was apparently conscious and able to acknowledge the officers but wasn't able to respond to their questions due to his injuries (was described as very out of it/delirious). Perhaps nothing highlights the spectrum of feelings on the shooters fate more than the disagreement between Schentrup and his parents. "And some days, you know, it's true. The gunman kept asking him for a ride, even following Wilford to his moms car in the parking lot. ", April always wears bracelets in honor of Carmen and the 16 other victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. ", Evelyn Schentrup wears a sweatshirt designed by students involved with the March for Our Lives organization. Carmen was 15. Last summer, their son Robert, who is in college, joined Evelyn on the Road to Change bus tour, registering new voters and promoting gun violence prevention. At the Parkland Trial, Families Must Endure Grisly Evidence on Repeat, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/us/parkland-school-shooting-trial.html. The bathroom doors were locked due to students vaping so he couldn't get in. And there shouldn't be more parents like us. He stuck the barrel of his semi-automatic, assault-style rifle through and fired, bullets flying everywhere. Max Schachter, whose son Alex was killed in the Parkland shooting, reacts as Dr. Rebecca MacDougall, the chief medical examiner for Broward County, Fla., describes a gunshot his son sustained. Alyse Young for NPR ABOUT Carmen. Some of the relatives of those murdered, listening in court, grimaced, shook their heads or put their hands to their faces as he explained the internal damage caused by the bullets. Dr.. Healing, for me, is not something that will happen based upon a verdict at the end of the trial, he said. Membership Signup; Member Login, etc. [2] [3] [4] Cruz, a former student at the school, fled the . He was struck twice in his right leg, once in his left leg and twice in his torso. "All I kept saying was, 'I just want to know where my daughter is,'" she says. Three years ago, when defense attorneys said the gunman would plead guilty for a life sentence without parole, Michael B. Schulman whose son, geography teacher Scott Beigel was one of three staff members killed wrote an op-ed for the South Florida Sun Sentinel calling for prosecutors to accept the plea. Their strength has become hers, April says. Carmen Schentrup was a 16-year-old student who attended Stoneman Douglas high school. Helena Ramsey (Room 1214): Killed by one or two gunshot wounds to the chest area. Do you have a link to the tweet about it though by any chance ? And then I couldn't stop crying. Cruz waived his right to be present at the viewing. The conversation is etched in April's mind: "She said, 'I'm speaking for my sister, 'cause she can't speak. "I know we need to act. Unfortunately, Carmen never made it out of her classroom alive. He avoided the death penalty by a jury and was sentenced to life . hide caption. I had to look deep into my values and say, is this something that connects with it? 2/21/2001 - 2/14/2018. "The only thing more he could have done to signal his intent was to buy a billboard on [I-]95 and put a billboard up there, because he was telling people all the time that he wanted to go do bad things. The judge has allowed the evidence over the objections of defense lawyers, who say that it is repetitive, gruesome and intended to prejudice the jury against their client. I also want to make sure that Carmen's not forgotten. "We've always been private people," Phil explains. Unfortunately, we never got the chance to do that.. We need to do something more than pray and console each other. The relief that freshman Evelyn was okay, was followed by panic. So we lost bathroom privileges at certain hours. If shed survived, she would have been paralyzed.. Family members of the victims held hands and wiped away tears as the verdict was read. Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old child was gunned down at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14 . Crawled a few feet over to another student (Cara Loughran) who had already been shot, in a bid to protect/shield her. Carmen strikes a pose for her younger sister, Evelyn, before homecoming in the fall of 2017. They moved mostly for Philip's job; he works for a tech company based here. "I think I even tried 'I have one in college, and one here with me, and my other one is in heaven,' " she continues, through tears. "But schools aren't taking it seriously. "She learned how to read well before kindergarten," recalls April. Parkland, Fla. March for Our Lives!' Carmen Schentrup's death was reported by family members and friends on social media. Whether it's feel, whether it's call, whether it's knock on doors, whatever it is, that they just do something. No one could tell them anything. Reporters have viewed the graphic evidence at the end of each days hearing in court. hide caption. But she was like a lot of other teens, too, with a close-knit group of friends she would always hang out with, Schentrup remembered.
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