Alyse Young for NPR Questions like, how many kids do you have? Carmen Schentrup's death was reported by family members and friends on social media. 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. 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. After the killer pleaded guilty last year, Tony Montalto, the father of 14-year-old Gina Montalto, told CNN he deserves as much of a chance as he gave my daughter and everyone else on February 14 of 2018. The father of 17-year-old Joaquin Guac Oliver, Manuel Oliver, also believes the killer deserves death, telling CBS News, The fact that Florida has the death penalty, if its not for these kinds of cases, I dont know why do we have it.. 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. "I think part of me just broke," April says, weeping as she recalls that moment. 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. And I say 'Yup, that's Parkland, Fla." ', "But I wonder," she says, her voice catching, "do they know the people that died? The family does not like to disagree. 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. 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. And I wanted to show that, no, this is for some of them. 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. 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. He signaled his intent for years," Philip says, referring to the shooter. In fact, what it will do is to continue the trauma and not allow the victims to heal and get closure, Schulman wrote. He stuck the barrel of his semi-automatic, assault-style rifle through and fired, bullets flying everywhere. -- National Merit Finalist Carmen Schentrup would have turned 17 years old on Wednesday. For Philip Schentrup, whose daughter Carmen was among the students killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., each day brings the same, sharp pain. ", Her voice breaks as she continues: "I heard what they were saying, but I didn't want to hear what they were saying.". Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. "There's a lot of people who just want to argue the extremes: [Either the] gun was the issue or mental health was the issue," Philip says. Couresy of the Schentrup family . Unlike his parents, he opposes the death penalty for the gunman. Even when I was in highschool back in the early 2010s, they had to start locking bathrooms for kids sneaking in to do all kinds of shit. ABOUT Carmen. Martin Duque (1st floor hallway, east end): Multiple gunshot wounds, was initially alive by the time police arrived but died en route to receiving medical care. Melissa Block/NPR Carmen played guitar, violin and piano. Many of the Parkland victims families have endorsed the prosecutors pursuit of the death penalty, even knowing that the trial would be excruciating. This is basically a pressure wave which can cause damage to nearby tissue, organs and nerves even if those tissues/organs weren't directly in the bullet's trajectory. Another bullet entered through her ribs and did what high-velocity bullets are designed to do. Healing, for me, is not something that will happen based upon a verdict at the end of the trial, he said. He unzipped his jacket during his testimony to show jurors scars from the bullet wounds and from 14 subsequent operations. The Schentrups learned about warnings made to the FBI's tip line weeks and months before, alerting the agency to specific threats the shooter had made; the FBI has admitted those tips fell through the cracks. Part of it was to push people to think internally about their stance and really come to their own conclusion about it, he said. The family has no special plans that day. And hopefully that doing something creates a change for the positive. Green sticky notes mark pages of photos from Carmen's childhood that April selected to use during the funeral. And there shouldn't be more parents like us. 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. Thats not what a Florida doctor took out, state says, Ghislaine Maxwell appeals verdict and 20-year sex-trafficking sentence, DeSantis criticism of Orlando prosecutor overlooks key facts about shooting suspect, Police report: Arrested Opa-locka cop beat wife, kids for years. 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. In the aftermath of his sisters killing, he said, he didnt know what to think about the death penalty. Teen mental health crisis: 'TikTok has completely changed the game',Student who learned to self-harm online worries about others falling down a dark hole. There is also some information around about how he apparently was sharing a Snapchat just moments before he was shot and killed. Additionally, a bullet traveling through the body at a high rate of speed can cause hydrostatic shock. It's been one month since the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas. "If you realize that 90% of the stuff. After her son shared his statement on Twitter expressing his opposition, April Schentrup retweeted it, writing, I love but disagree with my son., If police did their job that day the shooter wouldve been killed at MSD. Melisa Block/NPR He was struck twice in his right leg, once in his left leg and twice in his torso. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. I was thinking it could've been him or Kyle Laman but Kyle escaped and the body stayed put in the video. She got killed in a deadly shooting by the alumni of her school inside the premises. That on the day before the massacre, he had searched online: How long does it take for a cop to show up at a school shooting.. The Schentrups have little patience for the argument that it's the shooter that's the problem, not the weapon. "And I walk up to her and say, 'Hey, would you like daddy to help you read the book?' 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. April, who worked as an elementary school principal near Parkland, Fla., now advocates for gun reform. One year after Carmen's death, April Schentrup stands beside a photograph of her daughter that was used during her funeral but now rests in the family's new home. "Lots of people knew this person was troubled. Theyll make the decision that they make. "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. "I just felt this urgency," Lundy says. Carmen Schentrup passed away on February 14, 2018. So I don't know. They have reviewed disturbing photographs of children dead in classrooms. If shed survived, she would have been paralyzed.. But one of his family members had been murdered. Schentrup was looking forward to what their relationship would be like when they were older, believing they would have the same strong bonds he sees between his parents and their own siblings. And, as they explain during my visit, they want to share their "hard story" in hopes it will spark some positive change. "Just laying there still and there. Fourteen-year-old Evelyn Schentrup who shares her older sister's soulful eyes and glossy dark hair says that even though she objected to the move and hated leaving her Parkland friends behind, she could tell that her parents needed a fresh start. Get all Latest News about cara dune, Breaking headlines and Top stories, photos & video in real time Very quickly, news started spreading that there had been a shooting at her daughters' high school. So we lost bathroom privileges at certain hours. Testimony from other medical examiners made some victims relatives cry. Carmen was a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, one of 53 in Broward County. ", April always wears bracelets in honor of Carmen and the 16 other victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Editor's note: Daily coverage of the Parkland trial is being provided to all readers as a public service. Gina Montalto (1st floor hallway, east end): Multiple gunshot wounds to legs/torso. Carmen Schentrup Was More Than A Victim Of The Parkland Shooting, She Was My Sister Two of my sisters went to school that day, but only one made it back alive. She was the student whose body was visible in the the highly circulated photo/video that showed the students being evacuated from room 1213. Alyssa Alhadeff (Room 1216): Shot in the heart, hand, femoral artery, and in the spine five times. Hes the mayors brother, Florida Keys firefighter arrested after deputies say she beat her wife outside a bar, Human smuggling, a truck and a school bus: A Broward child rapist goes back behind bars. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. That Mr. Cruz fled the school and went to a Subway and a McDonalds before being arrested. Robert Schentrup Mar 05, 2018 University of Central Florida Julie Halpert February 14: Valentine's Day. I wasnt in the safe spot. And they learned about the deeply flawed response by law enforcement officers as they responded to the scene. Meadow Pollack, 16, was shot nine times, at close range, including shots to the head and torso, which damaged lungs and spinal cord. Later finished off with multiple shots to the chest and abdomen. Jurors are expected to begin deliberating in the gunmans trial this week, almost a year after he pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, to decide whether to recommend he be sentenced to death. Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter Jaime Guttenberg was murdered, previously told Newsweek the killer should pay the ultimate price with his life. And Lori Alhadeff, the mother of Alyssa Alhadeff, also 14, said it was very important to her family that the gunman is not allowed to live out his days in prison, according to CNN affiliate WPLG. If we choose to wait, there will just be more parents like us. A few questions, if you know the answers. Every day of trying to hold yourself together.". It was these intellectual arguments that were most convincing for him personally, Schentrup said. Anthony Borges, who was 15 at the time of the massacre, testified about being shot five times while he was in the hallway. Later finished off with multiple shots to the chest and abdomen. April says when she tells people where they moved from, "They'll say 'Ohhhh! It was just failure after failure after failure. As inspiration, the Schentrups give credit to the Parkland students who have created a nationwide movement around this issue. Chris Hixon (first floor hallway, west end): Initially shot multiple times in the leg(s). Luke Hoyer (1st floor hallway, east end): Multiple gunshot wounds (instant/near-instantly fatal). And were not all in opposition. 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. Broward pastor sells church out from under parish to fuel drug habit, authorities say, They were pulled over for tinted windows in Florida. Dr. Boiko described autopsies of four students, and the details were gut-wrenching. "It didn't feel like it was a real job," she says. With more urgency than ever before, the Schentrups support gun control measures such as banning the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. Was subsequently shot in the back an additional 5 times (killing both girls). We put a gun in his hand, or allowed him to have a gun in his hand. Court deputies exit vans that transported jurors to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, to view the "1200 building," the crime scene where the 2018 shootings took place. Though for the survivors and families of the 17 victims, it can seem like aeons. Parkland high-school student Alaina Petty was just 14 years old, and weighed just 105 pounds. At the Parkland Trial, Families Must Endure Grisly Evidence on Repeat, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/us/parkland-school-shooting-trial.html. 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. Smh who downvoted this lol? Dr.. The wounded students have also detailed a litany of injuries inflicted by the AR-15 bullets shattered kneecaps, pierced lungs and close-call grazes to the head. ", "Carmen never got that," he adds quietly. In terms of abdominal gunshot wounds, it really just depends what the bullet hits as it passes through and what sort of bullet. Robert Schentrup of Brady United, a national gun-reform group, lost his 16-year-old sister, Carmen, in the Parkland shooting. Up until now, the Schentrups haven't spoken to the media about the shooting. The class split in half. "It'll never be Valentine's Day for us," April adds. April, who worked as an elementary school principal near Parkland, Fla., now advocates for gun reform. 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. Still, Mr. Schentrups position which he described as shaped by his religious upbringing and by survivors of the Charleston, S.C., church shooting in 2015, who preached forgiveness is so unusual among the Parkland victims families who have spoken about the trial that his parents have publicly disagreed with him. We have to want to. Hixon's death impacted the entire community, as he was a mentor to many of his peers and students and a coach across several schools in Broward County, his wife said. Stacey Lynn Lippel: A language arts teacher, grazed on the arm by a bullet, Samantha Grady: Minorly injured by shrapnel, was sitting next to Helena Ramsey, who died. The Schentrup family in 2016: Philip, Robert, April, Carmen and Evelyn. After Carmen was killed, Philip recalls what he heard from a close relative: "'Sorry, but this is the way it is. At the time she died, Carmen had been accepted into the University of Florida's honors program, with dreams of becoming a medical researcher. 25 Feb/23. Robert Schentrup at his Seattle apartment on September 15, 2022. It will not make the physical scars of those wounded go away. That the people that we lost are not forgotten.". When Carmen decided she wanted to learn German, she taught herself. I think it may have been Martin Duque since when they found him he was alive but he died soon after they took him out of the school. So I'm sure it'll involve that. All of them were failing. ", April Schentrup can imagine what that feels like. A third wound blew off part of her shoulder blade. ", The Schentrup family stands for a group portrait outside their home in Parkland, Fla., on Tuesday. It was around dismissal time on a routine school day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when the horror began.. A 19-year-old gunman walked onto the campus of the school in Parkland, Florida, armed with what police say was a military-style semi-automatic rifle and countless magazines, and killed at least 17 people. She was the student whose body was visible in the the highly circulated photo/video that showed the students being evacuated from room 1213. I don't really know what they mean yet.". It took more than four years for the sounds of shots fired at Marjory Stoneman Dougla Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. "She'd ask a million questions," her father says. At one hospital, April was told by law enforcement officials, "We want to be honest with you, this was a mass shooting and there were multiple fatalities. "But in the end, if we allow him to have the gun that can fire indiscriminately large amounts of bullets, that's on us. And he believes its morally wrong for the state to take the life of an individual because that individual took the life or lives of others, he said, quoting a phrase often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, An eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind., Here's why the Parkland shooter is facing a jury even though he has already pleaded guilty. Crawled a few feet over to another student (Cara Loughran) who had already been shot, in a bid to protect/shield her. Some sources say he was killed before he could get up from his desk but other sources say that he was killed when him and a group of students hid in a corner that was in the direct line of sight of the door. The family moved mostly for Philip's job; he works for a tech company based in the Pacific Northwest. On top of that, Schentrup questions the common argument in support of capital punishment that the death penalty deters crime. The same search for answers that don't come. And if so, live through that.. 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. Injuries (could only find descriptions for 14 of the 17 injured): Anthony Borges: He was shot five times. The program for a concert in memory of Robert Schentrup's sister Carmen Schentrup. We had alot of broken security cams/blindspots, alot of kids had sex in the school. The conversation is etched in April's mind: "She said, 'I'm speaking for my sister, 'cause she can't speak. hide caption. Aaron Feiss body was also partially in a entrance to the building so his body may have also been seen as being on the sidewalk maybe. 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. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool). The trying to grab the gun thing is from Why Meadow Died and isnt confirmed so thats why I said he possibly may have done that. Placing his arm across my body and my head underneath his back. wrote in 2019 in The South Florida Sun Sentinel. hide caption. Half of my class ran to the safe spot which was out of view from the window in the classroom door. Carmen Marie Schentrup. Frozen in horror: Notes from inside the Parkland school massacre site. The public is hardly ever forced to confront grim evidence from autopsy reports, surveillance video and survivors testimony in proceedings held years after the deadly rampage. 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.". GoFundMe; Facebook, Joan Cox. Schentrup's parents disagree with him, according to CNN, as do several other families of Parkland victims. Hers is one of 17 shrines to the victims of the Parkland shooting. Do you have a link to the tweet about it though by any chance ? A portrait of Carmen, given to the family by a Parkland artist, hangs in the Schentrups' living room, not far from the metal urn that holds her ashes. The Schentrups have never considered themselves activists; this will be the first time they've taken part in a protest. They think Mr. Cruz, 23, should be sentenced to death. She saw your daughter get shot. CARMEN SCHENTRUP. "But again, it just didn't feel right. One fatal shot pierced her chest, then her heart, lungs and ribs. But it feels necessary. But Schentrup hopes that by sharing his personal stance others will examine the issue for themselves. "But we hope for them.". The nature of a death-penalty trial requires documenting brutal crimes in painful detail, even when the defendants guilt has never been in doubt. But there is more to it than that. The jury must be unanimous to recommend death. Carmen Schentrup (Room 1213): Shot in the abdomen. 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. In memory of Carmen SchentrupCarmen Schentrup My name is April Schentrup. How can you not want to be there for that?. from Refinery 29: But also, because we discover that he's not with us. "I say those words. Others have testified for only a few minutes, with Mr. Satz asking minimal questions. Another witness stated in regards to the 911 operator asking them whether he was in his chair or not: "Yeah he was still sitting on the chair. Carmen was 15. Jurors heard the difficult testimony and viewed graphic autopsy photos to conclude the first week of trial as prosecutors sought to illustrate the cruelty of Cruzs targeted rampage through Marjory Stoneman Douglas High on Feb. 14, 2018. James Edward Smith II is a third-generation pastor that allegedly defrauded his church over half a million dollars, officials said. Cruz has already pleaded guilty, and the state is asking the jury to send the 23-year-old to Florida Death Row for execution. I once saw Victoria, Joaquins girlfriend, tweet something how an msd memorial page posted a video on Instagram of Joaquins body while the students were being evacuated by police. The video was removed and I have yet to find anything of that nature, but it exists. or 'the Parkland activists!' Discovery Company. "People constantly say to me, 'I can't imagine what you're going through,'" he says. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and making others laugh. Trials of gunmen who have killed so many people in mass shootings are extremely rare, because they have almost always died during the attack. When he fell over I fell over with him. The dark day was February 14, 2018, and even after 4 years of what happened people still cannot forget the horrific day. Robert Schentrup, whose 16-year-old sister Carmen was killed in the shooting, opposes the death penalty altogether. ", Green sticky notes mark pages of photos from Carmen's childhood that April selected to use during the funeral. 2/21/01-2/14/18. We believe under Florida law a death sentence is the appropriate outcome.. . "Parkland happened because of a series of cascading, systemic failures, which . How the high-powered bullets ravaged childrens bodies. Carmen strikes a pose for her younger sister, Evelyn, before homecoming in the fall of 2017. "She was driven by a curiosity about the world, and her place in it.". Carmen was a week away from her 17th birthday when Cruz fired his semiautomatic rifle into her AP psychology class. Couresy of the Schentrup family "All I kept saying was, 'I just want to know where my daughter is,'" she says. Carmen Schentrup (Room 1213): Shot in the abdomen. Such is the nature of capital punishment: Pursuing a death sentence, even against a defendant whose guilt has never been in doubt, requires putting a community that has already survived an unthinkable tragedy through more agony. 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. While son Robert remained in Florida to attend college, the rest of the family moved to Washington state. 196 So typically, if you're not shot in the head, spine, or chest, you'll be ok? Nah I have never even heard of that vid or seen it, if it was out there it may be impossible to find. Carmen Schentrup was a 16-year-old student who attended Stoneman Douglas high school. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. They talk about their views with family members who are gun owners and NRA members, and admit that those conversations can be painful. It appears he ran to the school and opened the door to the stair well just as Cruz entered the stairwell from the other door and immediately shot him in the head as soon as he saw him. The relief that freshman Evelyn was okay, was followed by panic. 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. appreciated. Anybody have links to the videos OP references? Police arrested 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz for killing 17 people at the high school. (In a grim irony, Alaina who wanted to join the military and had joined the schools Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program herself liked shooting the same weapon.). Carmen strikes a pose for her younger sister, Evelyn, before homecoming in the fall of 2017. BBC News A gunman who killed 17 people at his former high school has gone on trial in Florida, with jurors set to decide whether he faces the death penalty or life in prison. RT @RobSchentrup: Since Carmen's death: over 200,000 Americans have died from gun violence over 380,000 people have been shot and are living with injuries As we mark this five-year milestone, we must reflect on how far we have come and how far we have left to go. Carmen Schentrup was shot inside Ronit Reoven's classroom. ", A makeshift shrine for Carmen Schentrup stands outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He let in multiple students but to lock the doors he had to do it from the outside and was subsequently killed while trying to do this. Where are Nikolas Cruz's parents, Linda and Roger Cruz? They have sat in a downtown Fort Lauderdale courtroom nearly every day since the state began presenting its case last week, shaking their heads, dabbing their eyes and holding on to one another during the most difficult moments. Photos of the Schentrup family and their daughter Carmen fill the living room of the family's new home. Robinovitz's granddaughter Alyssa was killed in the 2018 shootings. Then came the body cavity search, Massive Arctic creature spotted for first time in 25 years along coast of Scotland, Florida man gets 6 years for bilking millions in PPP loans. Instead, one week earlier, she was one of 17 people gunned down at . hide caption. He avoided the death penalty by a jury and was sentenced to life . "We've always been private people," Phil explains. Alyse Young for NPR Jamie Guttenburg (Just inside 3rd floor stairwell): Shot in the back through the spinal cord. "Well you should. Everybody should consider what it would mean to lose their child, their spouse. Until Friday, the first week of trial testimony has largely been marked by harrowing accounts from teachers and students who dodged bullets, suffered gunshot wounds and saw their classmates shot dead inside classrooms of the freshman building. There are a ton of witness reports about it. The aggravating factors include that the murders were heinous, atrocious or cruel, and that they were committed in a cold, calculated and premeditated way. 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. Also shot (possibly execution style) by a close range/near-contact gunshot wound of the chest. If they do, the judge can decide to follow the jurys recommendation or sentence the gunman to life in prison. 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