Going for the death penalty will not bring our loved ones back to us. The program for a concert in memory of Robert Schentrup's sister Carmen Schentrup. And I wanted to show that, no, this is for some of them. Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old child was gunned down at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14 . "We become immune to tragedy," he says. We have to spend days working on her body. She got killed in a deadly shooting by the alumni of her school inside the premises. Would this have been Hixon? I wasnt in the safe spot. With Carmen's death, I was initiated into a club no one ever wants to joinparents who have had their child taken from them by gun violence. 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? Though the defendants guilt is not in question, prosecutors must show the jurors what happened in order to prove the aggravating factors required under Florida law to justify the death penalty, according to Gail Levine, a former Miami-Dade County prosecutor who tried 15 capital homicides. "It's something we feel we have to do not only for Carmen, but for Robert and Evelyn. 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! A Warner Bros. 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. Though for the survivors and families of the 17 victims, it can seem like aeons. When he fell over I fell over with him. Nah I have never even heard of that vid or seen it, if it was out there it may be impossible to find. Satz again asked about the significance of the high-powered bullets. "But schools aren't taking it seriously. It makes sense that most of the wounded were shot in the arms or legs. It will not make the physical scars of those wounded go away. Another girl, shot four times, was missing much of her arm. Carmen played guitar, violin and piano. Do we know who that is, out of the injuries? A native of San Diego, he graduated from the University of Southern California and joined the Herald in 2002 as a sports reporter. 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.. Cruz walked up and shot Meadow 5 times in the back with the bullets passing through her into Cara which killed her. She especially adored the Harry Potter series, identifying with the brainy character Hermione. 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. The last line looks like it was transposed from Alex S. Youre welcome, thank you for pointing that out btw. Carmen was born in Hollywood, FL at the same hospital her dad had been born many years before. How the gunfire from a semiautomatic rifle boomed inside a classroom under attack. This will not help us heal and get any kind of closure, Michael B. Schulman, whose 35-year-old son, Scott J. Beigel, was killed in the shooting, wrote in 2019 in The South Florida Sun Sentinel. The 14-year-old, who performed Irish dance, was set to appear in a St. Patrick's Day festival the month after her death. Every day of trying to hold yourself together.". ", The blue urn holding Carmen's ashes rests with photos and drawings in a glass cabinet in the family's living room. The Schentrups' children are involved, too. ", Across The Country, Students Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence. Some of the testimony has been chilling without being graphic: That two victims who were in the hallway tried to get to safety by knocking on their locked classroom door, but were killed before they could get in. appreciated. Philip talks with Evelyn before leaving for work. We have to want to. Follow our live coverage of the decision in the Parkland shooting trial. Im pretty sure he saw Cruz and then turned to run and was shot in the back of the head while he was turning. Private Coaching with Ole; Special Journey with Ole; Press Info & Photos; Book an Interview; Ole on Global Tour; Speaker Engagements; MEMBERS. Thanks for the write up. The Schentrups have never considered themselves activists; this will be the first time they've taken part in a protest. She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. 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. 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. Do you have a link to the tweet about it though by any chance ? They talk about their views with family members who are gun owners and NRA members, and admit that those conversations can be painful. 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). 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. Isabel Chequer: Shot twice but not badly injured. 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. I had to look deep into my values and say, is this something that connects with it? Carmens murderer deserves the death penalty.. hide caption. A few questions, if you know the answers. Ive spent countless hours looking for videos of the case but I dont think I ever came across that. If the projectile hit the kidney or the arteries connected to it, that would also be quickly fatal. Carmen Schentrup (Room 1213): Shot in the abdomen. When they were younger, Schentrup and his sister were almost best friends, he said, thanks in part to how close they were in age. 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. The Schentrup family in 2016: Philip, Robert, April, Carmen and Evelyn. Youre able to confront your person in court, and thats what this is about, she said. 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. 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. "We've always been private people," Phil explains. Peter Wang, 15 Photo of Peter Wang Two years ago, my daughter Carmen was gunned down in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. 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.. 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. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. But as painful as the loss of his sister is, Schentrup does not believe sentencing the killer to death is the solution. The first hint she got that something was wrong was when she received a baffling text message from daughter Evelyn. Unfortunately, we never got the chance to do that.. 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. Where are Nikolas Cruz's parents, Linda and Roger Cruz? ", A makeshift shrine for Carmen Schentrup stands outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. hide caption. A third wound blew off part of her shoulder blade. 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. "Just laying there still and there. Cruz used a Smith & Wesson AR-15, a powerful semi-automatic rifle that has become the preferred weapon of recent mass shooters, including the teen who killed 21 at a school in Uvalde, Texas, and the gunman who fatally shot 10 in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. ABOUT Carmen. 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? For example, there was the implicit pressure to be "Parkland Strong. He described. It's been one month since the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas. April always wears bracelets in honor of Carmen and the 16 other victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Her father Philip's voice shakes with anger and grief as he speaks of the aftermath. Alexander Dworet: Whose brother Nicholas was killed by Cruz, was grazed on the back of the head by a bullet. 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. "It isn't an either/or. The withdrawal came in a brief document filed Friday morning with U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks, who late Thursday warned Trump's legal team that the lawsuit appeared to verge on frivolous. It felt like all those 11 bullets were hitting my own body, she said. She was also a National Merit Scholarship finalist, but Carmen never knew, because her family found out the day after she was killed. She was known as a fountain of talent: A violin, guitar and piano player. "Every day I cry. It was these intellectual arguments that were most convincing for him personally, Schentrup said. ", Evelyn and April sit below a portrait of Carmen. What happened to his brother Zachary Cruz? Ten. Their view, however, is not unanimously held. Robert Schentrup of Brady United, a national gun-reform group, lost his 16-year-old sister, Carmen, in the Parkland 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. Cruz walked up to him and subsequently shot him several times before finishing him off with a single shot to the head. . Reporters have viewed the graphic evidence at the end of each days hearing in court. In making their case for death, prosecutors have argued the shooting was calculated and premeditated, while the shooters defense attorneys have called for a life sentence, presenting evidence of his troubled upbringing at home and in school and developmental difficulties he displayed throughout his life. Robert Schentrup at his Seattle apartment on September 15, 2022. Another bullet entered through her ribs and did what high-velocity bullets are designed to do. Police arrested 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz for killing 17 people at the high school. Perhaps nothing highlights the spectrum of feelings on the shooters fate more than the disagreement between Schentrup and his parents. 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. It sounded promising, like a way to make real change. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Even so, Ms. Risher said she does not regret attending the trial, which she described as some of the hardest days of her life. "I went close to get a better gauge and she wasn't moving and she was just laying there," she said. For Nicholas Dworet, we definitely now know he was with the group that went to the more exposed corner. The family has no special plans that day. At one point, a female juror also wiped away tears. She was the student whose body was visible in the the highly circulated photo/video that showed the students being evacuated from room 1213. Carmen strikes a pose for her younger sister, Evelyn, before homecoming in the fall of 2017. Alyse Young for NPR 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. Asked for comment, Broward County schools spokeswoman Nadine Drew replied that April Schentrup's appointment "was intended to be short-term to provide a resource to focus on safety and security issues while waiting for staffing recommendations from Safe Havens." Testimony from other medical examiners made some victims relatives cry. The defense has the right to not have a jury that is overwhelmed, said Robert M. Jarvis, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla. Several witnesses have cried on the stand. 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. They blow up like a snowstorm, he said of the bullets, which left large exit wounds. Carmen was 15. "I felt like I had to do something to help the families in whatever way I could." ", WATCH: In A Post-Parkland America, Teens Talk About Gun Culture, After Daughter's 'Unimaginable' Death, Parkland Family Moved To Action. Benjamin Wikander: Shot in the right upper arm, Justin Colton: Shot in the lower back and arm, Andrea Kowalski-Rospierski: Teacher, grazed on the cheek by a bullet, Samantha Mayor: Shot once in the left knee/leg. Jurors have also watched surveillance footage of each victim being shot, and cellphone videos that students recorded during the shooting. 'I just want to know where my daughter is'. Luke Hoyer (1st floor hallway, east end): Multiple gunshot wounds (instant/near-instantly fatal). It just seems like it's a problem that can't be ignored anymore. Robert Schentrup, whose 16-year-old sister Carmen was killed in the shooting, opposes the death penalty altogether. hide caption. My Account; Password Reset . The Schentrups also contend with this: the troubling sense that their sharp, individual loss has been swallowed up, overtaken by the post-Parkland movement. hide caption. Her mother said He shot her 10 times. 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. They have reviewed disturbing photographs of children dead in classrooms. Scott Beigel (Doorway of Room 1256): Killed instantly by a shot to the chest (at/near his heart according to witnesses). She planned to attend Washington State University with the goal of becoming a medical researcher and finding a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the neurological disorder commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. 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. 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. hide caption. A witness said he was shot "10 times" in the right leg. But not all.. 196 "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. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. Parkland, Fla. March for Our Lives!' "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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 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. 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. Some of the relatives have said they would not comment publicly for the duration of the trial. Their strength has become hers, April says. The Schentrup family in 2016: Philip, Robert, April, Carmen and Evelyn. Carmen Schentrup (Room 1213): Shot in the abdomen. Helena Ramsey (Room 1214): Killed by one or two gunshot wounds to the chest area. "We guard ourselves from it, we don't want to think about it. What made the hard days even worse was learning about all of the things that went wrong leading up to the shooting. The video was removed and I have yet to find anything of that nature, but it exists. Meadow Pollack (Alcove of Room 1249): Shot initially 4 times when trying to cross the third floor hallway. "You know, you could say 'Carmen's forever 16.' 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. Was killed after running to the scene of the shooting in an attempt to neutralize Cruz. On March 24, the Schentrups will travel to Washington, D.C. for March for Our Lives, a protest calling for stricter gun regulation. 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 school so she could go on to study medicine and eventually conduct research to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Unfortunately, Carmen never made it out of her classroom alive. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. Her parents, Philip and April, speak with soft wonder as they share memories of their daughter, who showed she was gifted from an early age. How was Aaron shot in the back of the head if he was facing the shooter and tried to grab the gun? He avoided the death penalty by a jury and was sentenced to life . Smh who downvoted this lol? The day of the Parkland shooting, April Schentrup was at the nearby elementary school where she is the principal. In fact, what it will do is to continue the trauma and not allow the victims to heal and get closure, Schulman wrote. 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. Carmen Schentrup was shot inside Ronit Reoven's classroom. Carmen was one of 17 students and staff killed in that Valentine's Day shooting, and over the past year, the Schentrups have formed a tight bond with the other Parkland victims' families. Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. PARKLAND, FL - FEBRUARY 18: People visit a makeshift memorial in front of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed on February 14, on February 18, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. So typically, if you're not shot in the head, spine, or chest, you'll be ok? Were not all in support. 2. Crawled a few feet over to another student (Cara Loughran) who had already been shot, in a bid to protect/shield her. We can fix it. This includes mass shooters, bombers, terrorists, and family annihilators. Carmen SCHENTRUP. After Carmen was killed, Philip recalls what he heard from a close relative: "'Sorry, but this is the way it is. The memoir retraces the early days of the non-profit organization, with a focus on Stevensons work representing a man sentenced to die for a crime of which he was innocent. 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 . On Valentine's Day 2018, my world forever changed. 2/21/01-2/14/18. "It's almost a compulsion," Philip says, of his and April's activism. ", "It's unimaginable, but I think we need to imagine it," April says. The family moved mostly for Philip's job; he works for a tech company based in the Pacific Northwest. 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. Shot a single time in the head from close range afterwards. 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. "If you realize that 90% of the stuff. In the aftermath of his sisters killing, he said, he didnt know what to think about the death penalty. In Alainas case, she was shot four times. And then I couldn't stop crying. "And some days, you know, it's true. 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. Nikolas Cruz, 23,. [2] [3] [4] Cruz, a former student at the school, fled the . Since they didnt do what was needed then, let the court get it right this time, she wrote. We put a gun in his hand, or allowed him to have a gun in his hand. 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. It's all of the above. "I just felt this urgency," Lundy says. Carmen died one week shy of her 17th birthday. "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! At the Parkland Trial, Families Must Endure Grisly Evidence on Repeat, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/us/parkland-school-shooting-trial.html. 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. Was shot 3 times initially when Cruz first shot into the room and then was shoot approximately 7 more times when he came back the second time. But Feb. 14, we're just gonna be together.". 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. But there is more to it than that. Still trying. He signaled his intent for years," Philip says, referring to the shooter. Carmen Schentrup was a 16-year-old student who attended Stoneman Douglas high school. "To be honest, it's the same day I live over and over," he says. April, who worked as an elementary school principal near Parkland, Fla., now advocates for gun reform. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 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. But if that is true, I dont think its been publicly avalible at least. 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. 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. hide caption. Nicholas Dworet (Room 1214): Was killed by a shot to the head. And were not all in opposition. Carmen was 15. Gina Montalto (1st floor hallway, east end): Multiple gunshot wounds to legs/torso. 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. 34 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. 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. "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. Carmen was in her AP Psychology class, just minutes from finishing the school day and returning home to our family. Questions like, how many kids do you have? There was an overhead video of the triage center and I kept hearing that someone passed away outside "on the sidewalk". 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. They have to prove that there are 17 murders and 17 attempted murders, Ms. Levine said. We dont have control over whats going on in the courtroom with the jury, she said. But he also wanted to provide a different perspective than what everyone else is hearing, which is that this is for the families. The 16-year-old was a 2017 National Merit Scholar semifinalist. 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. '", Carmen Schentrup at age six. 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 . 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