Cruz waived his right to be present at the viewing. If shed survived, she would have been paralyzed.. That the people that we lost are not forgotten.". Crawled a few feet over to another student (Cara Loughran) who had already been shot, in a bid to protect/shield her. (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.). I don't really know what they mean yet.". How can you not want to be there for that?. The Schentrups have never considered themselves activists; this will be the first time they've taken part in a protest. Perhaps nothing highlights the spectrum of feelings on the shooters fate more than the disagreement between Schentrup and his parents. It still boggles my mind how Carmen Schentrup was killed with a gut shot, but the other heavily wounded girl in that video (Maddy Wilford) had arguably more serious wounds. April always wears bracelets in honor of Carmen and the 16 other victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 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. The Schentrups have little patience for the argument that it's the shooter that's the problem, not the weapon. Half of my class ran to the safe spot which was out of view from the window in the classroom door. Photos of the Schentrup family and their daughter Carmen fill the living room of the family's new home. A. Some families, including the Schentrups, have chosen not to watch the trial at all. Carmen was one of the school's 10 National Merit Scholar semifinalists Madeleine Wilford: Shot three times, the bullets piercing her chest, torso and right arm. On March 24, the Schentrups will travel to Washington, D.C. for March for Our Lives, a protest calling for stricter gun regulation. 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. For example, there was the implicit pressure to be "Parkland Strong. Every day of trying to hold yourself together.". Everybody should consider what it would mean to lose their child, their spouse. Alyse Young for NPR Chris Hixon (first floor hallway, west end): Initially shot multiple times in the leg (s). And then I couldn't stop crying. And they learned about the deeply flawed response by law enforcement officers as they responded to the scene. 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. According to Why Meadow Died, Feis had gunshot residue/burn marks on his hands indicating that he may have tried to make a grab for Cruz's rifle barrel since he was fairly close to Cruz. "She'd ask a million questions," her father says. Alyse Young for NPR 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. "It's not fair that she's not with us," Jacqueline said. Before I leave, I ask the Schentrups the same question I asked them last year, just a few weeks after the shooting, when I visited them in Parkland at their invitation: Why talk to me? Carmen was 15. Placing his arm across my body and my head underneath his back. "She was driven by a curiosity about the world, and her place in it.". April called Philip to say "Evelyn's safe, but I can't find Carmen.". A subreddit centered on the phenomenon of mass murder and the perpetrators who commit them, their motivations, crimes and the psychology of these individuals. Carmen, 16, a senior, was in her AP Psychology class in room 1213, near a podium, when she was shot three times and died of her wounds, according to Chief Assistant State Attorney Mike Satz. The Schentrups now focus on their activism. It's all of the above. We need to be focusing on the systems that failed us, instead of what I believe is the symptom of that failure.. Carmen died one week shy of her 17th birthday. If the projectile hit the kidney or the arteries connected to it, that would also be quickly fatal. 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. '", "On the other hand," April adds, "we had another family member right when this incident happened tell me, 'We have this type of gun in our home, and we no longer want it.'". We wanted to speak up.". Carmen Marie Schentrup 2/21/01-2/14/18. Robert Schentrup, 23, lost his younger sister Carmen in the Parkland shooting. 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. How was Aaron shot in the back of the head if he was facing the shooter and tried to grab the gun? Carmen was 15. Where are Nikolas Cruz's parents, Linda and Roger Cruz? [2] [3] [4] Cruz, a former student at the school, fled the . The suffering that these people endured has to be explained to the jury.. It felt like all those 11 bullets were hitting my own body, she said. There, a photo of her in the graduation cap and gown she would never get to wear. 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. Shot a single time in the head from close range afterwards. ", "This happened 19 years later after Columbine, five years later after Sandy Hook," April adds. Carmen SCHENTRUP. Just staying close. This during the penalty phase in the trial of confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz who previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. Funeral Home Services for Carmen are being provided by Kraeer Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Coral Springs, Florida. Jennifer and Tony Montalto listen as the assistant medical examiner for Palm Beach county testifies about the gunshot wounds sustained by their daughter Gina Montalto, during the penalty phase of her killer's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on July 26. 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. . 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. And it's sad to think that I'm thankful that one out of two of my children came home from school.". Several months ago, April Schentrup kept that urn close by, nestled at her feet, as she flew across the country to the family's new home. The bathroom doors were locked due to students vaping so he couldn't get in. 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. "Well you should. "I know we need to act. ", "Carmen never got that," he adds quietly. I wasnt in the safe spot. The aggravating factors include that the murders were heinous, atrocious or cruel, and that they were committed in a cold, calculated and premeditated way. The Schentrups' activism is overlaid with the daily struggles of just getting through another day without their daughter. The first hint she got that something was wrong was when she received a baffling text message from daughter Evelyn. GoFundMe; Facebook, Joan Cox. Thanks for the write up. Her senior year in high school, she signed up for six Advanced Placement classes, even though her father suggested she lighten her load and have more fun. Carmen pushed herself to do her best in school, piano, and learning new things, such as German. Editor's note: Daily coverage of the Parkland trial is being provided to all readers as a public service. "It's something we feel we have to do not only for Carmen, but for Robert and Evelyn. ", Evelyn and April sit below a portrait of Carmen. ", The Schentrup family stands for a group portrait outside their home in Parkland, Fla., on Tuesday. hide caption, Evelyn and April sit below a portrait of Carmen. On Valentine's Day 2018, my world forever changed. "And then come tell me why we can't do things to keep our kids safe. ", The blue urn holding Carmen's ashes rests with photos and drawings in a glass cabinet in the family's living room. "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. This is our second amendment right. Couresy of the Schentrup family "I say those words. 25 Feb 2023 22:05:43 Hers is one of 17 shrines to the victims of the Parkland shooting. 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. 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.. Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. She especially adored the Harry Potter series, identifying with the brainy character Hermione. 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. It's believed she crouched/hid in the alcove of Room 1249 since the door was locked and Cruz was firing down the hallway. Instead, one week earlier, she was one of 17 people gunned down at . 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. 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 program for a concert in memory of Robert Schentrup's sister Carmen Schentrup. But he also wanted to provide a different perspective than what everyone else is hearing, which is that this is for the families. And were not all in opposition. Photos of the Schentrup family and their daughter Carmen fill the living room of the family's new home. Green sticky notes mark pages of photos from Carmen's childhood that April selected to use during the funeral. 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. This weapon will fire as quickly as you can pull the trigger, Broward prosecutor Mike Satz told jurors during his opening statement. 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. Carmen was a beautiful, caring, talented, smart, and witty 16 year old. If they do, the judge can decide to follow the jurys recommendation or sentence the gunman to life in prison. Carmen was in her AP Psychology class, just minutes from finishing the school day and returning home to our family. 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. It was just like a river of tears down my face. Parkland families talk of 'unspeakable loss' as they continue victim impact testimony in gunman's death penalty trial, My wife and I love our son, Philip Schentrup, Carmen and Roberts father, wrote in an email, and are proud of the thoughtful, intelligent and engaged young man he has become. 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. She was the student whose body was visible in the the highly circulated photo/video that showed the students being evacuated from room 1213. 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. The 16-year-old was a 2017 National Merit Scholar semifinalist. "But again, it just didn't feel right. 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. How old are they? Then Nicholas Dworet rapidly fell over in front of me. ", A makeshift shrine for Carmen Schentrup stands outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Also on Friday, jurors saw the spent AR-15 magazine clips found on the scene. Satz again asked about the significance of the high-powered bullets. "Since February 14, this is every day. 25 Feb/23. We can change it. Carmen strikes a pose for her younger sister, Evelyn, before homecoming in the fall of 2017. Peter Wang Allen Breed / AP Peter Wang was. Did you encounter any technical issues? Carmen Schentrup was a 16-year-old student who attended Stoneman Douglas high school. Luke Hoyer (1st floor hallway, east end): Multiple gunshot wounds (instant/near-instantly fatal). Jamie Guttenburg (Just inside 3rd floor stairwell): Shot in the back through the spinal cord. 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. And maybe, maybe you'll be able to see her then. And if so, live through that.. Cruz fired 139 rounds of 5.56-and-.223-caliber bullets during the rampage. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Carmen strikes a pose for her younger sister, Evelyn, before homecoming in the fall of 2017. While son Robert remained in Florida to attend college, the rest of the family moved to Washington state. Alania Petty (Room 1216): Shot somewhere in the upper torso or possibly the neck. You should try to comprehend your daughter who you are so proud of, and who was just beginning to live her life being riddled by bullets. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. And I say 'Yup, that's Parkland, Fla." ', "But I wonder," she says, her voice catching, "do they know the people that died? Schentrups personal stance puts him at odds with many of the victims families, including his own parents, who told CNN in a statement the death penalty is the right punishment for their daughters murderer. Martin Duque Anguiano, 14, appeared to try to shield himself, based on defensive wounds to the hands, Boiko said. Image Credit: Amy Beth Bennett/AP/Shutterstock. Alyse Young for NPR You do feel like that. But particularly this one says that one survivor hid directly behind him in the corner and later used his body as a shield: Witness testimony from survivor Aalayah Eastmond describes how she hid behind Dworet during the shooting. 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. 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. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. 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. Youre able to confront your person in court, and thats what this is about, she said. 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