Robert Schentrup, whose 16-year-old sister Carmen was killed in the shooting, opposes the death penalty altogether. After 11 agonizing hours, it was confirmed at 2 a.m. on February 15, 2018, that she had passed away. We love and miss you dearly. Before hearing from victims families and relatives, the jury listened to 17 survivors who were wounded in the shooting recount how they suffered their injuries and what lingering effects remained from being hit with high-velocity gunshots. Gina Montalto "was a smart, loving, caring, and strong girl who brightened any room she entered," her mother, Jennifer Montalto, wrote on Facebook. He was struck twice in his right leg, once in his left leg and twice in his torso Samantha Fuentes: Was shot multiple times in both legs and sustained shrapnel wounds to her legs and face. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and making others laugh. When I got the results, it read Invasive Ductal Carcinoma followed by a lot of NEGATIVE testing., Sit down before you fall down: Unsung hero sobs at new Mercedes surprise, Like a farewell she had foreseen: Parkland student honors her best friend, a victim, on her birthday. On her birthday, her closest friends and I gathered at a local horse ranch to honor Carmen and her favorite animal, horses. This Broke Me: Parkland Trial Reveals Depths of Families Sorrow, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/us/parkland-shooting-trial-victims-families.html. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Its a love that looks right., During the car ride to the hospital, I prayed harder than Id ever prayed for Ryans heart to start beating again. Alex also played guard on a recreational basketball team and was a fan of the New England Patriots and Boston Celtics, his father said. There, the sound of a car one day, possibly backfiring, drove her to tears. Schentrup, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in . All of the kids here are. ", But the parents who lost children, he said, "really never got over it.". "They literally changed overnight. "It's very high energy," Boiko said of the. His head is clouded with thoughts of the shooting he misses having a clear mind. She was shot in the head. Schentrup was "mature beyond her years," her parents said, yet "still a kid at heart.". She played piano, violin and guitar and also sang in the church choir. She never got her first kiss., Parents and spouses described their homes as intolerably quiet. Maddy's father David was in Nashville during the shooting and said he felt like he was 'going out of my mind', when he heard the news of Maddy's injuries, calling it a miracle that she is alive. She was involved in her church youth group and different . Her parents, Philip and April, speak with soft wonder. Iouri Boiko, a Broward County medical examiner, performed autopsies for. Their 16-year-old daughter, Carmen, was murdered. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Peter Wangs mother has four tattoos memorializing her 15-year-old son, one inked on Feb. 14 each year since he was killed. Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, Florida on February . Jaime Guttenberg, a victim of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., is seen here in this undated file photo. "He yelled from upstairs, 'Mom, thank you for my Valentine card and candy,'" she recalled in court last year. Interactive graphic: Understanding the choices jurors made on the verdict form, A court representative reads the Schentrup familys victim impact statement. One student began begging for water.. Gina Montaltos father struggles with his marriage, strained from grieving the loss of his daughter. Her blood seeped from her hip and thigh through her white pants; the blood of others splattered there, too. Always analyzing, my brain took this data and churned out one of the scariest statistics I've ever heard: there was a one-in-four chance that my sister was among the dead. I couldn't wait to throw her a Sweet 16 party. Anyone can read what you share. We had a training in the auditorium in January, she said. They entered the numb phase of PTSD. She never got her braces off, said Meghan Petty, Alaina Pettys sister. Samantha Mayor was shot in the knee and appeared stable. After the six-minute, 20-second rampage, Fischer may have walked out of the school unscathed, he said, but he feels shattered inside. "My job is to protect my children," Guttenberg said at a vigil, his voice cracking. Carmen pushed herself to do her best in school, piano, and learning new things, such as German. Its the idealistic lovethe one that seems like the fairy tales we read as children. This whole fear, like set over me. The pair turned to Miller's table but ran out of ammunition, she said. GoFundMe; Facebook, Joan Cox. In one unfinished English class assignment, a student had written: We go to school every day of the week and we take it all for granted. The teen was buried in NBA player Dwyane Wade's jersey. She was a straight-A student and a National Merit Scholar. We were Carmen Squared. Never get to walk them down the aisle. Dr.. Carmen was a 16-year-old senior. Rumors started spreading like wildfire that Carmen had been shot and was left in the building as other students were evacuated. "What stays with me is hearing one of my classmates cry for help," said Stephany De Oliveira, a senior in Room 1213, on the first floor across the hall from Menescal's class. We heard every shot echoing across the campus. "I think about it every day. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs contributed reporting. A Broward County athletic director of the year, Hixon was also a U.S. Navy reservist who had been deployed to Iraq, according to Miami ABC affiliate WPLG. But Matlock said the violent reality hit after she heard screams from a neighboring classroom. Every time we spoke, our curious minds obsessed over the intricate and astonishing universe and our determined personalities were ready to change the world for the better. ", Describing him as loving, strong, kind and patient, Corona said Feis gave rides home to students who needed it and "he was a counselor to those who had no father figure.". The Olivers later started a nonprofit organization called Change the Ref, a platform inspired by their son in part to educate and empower youth in the movement to end gun violence. She always looked for ways to help others.". "Gina will be missed not only by her family, but by everyone whose life she touched. The torrent of thoughts is so great he sometimes gets headaches, he said. Five years after a school shooting that shook the nation, here is a look back at the lives lost in the Parkland, Florida, massacre. Carmen pushed herself to do her best in school, piano, and learning new things, such as German. The sentencing phase of the trial began Monday and is expected to last several months. She even sleeps with Alyssas blanket, four years later, he added. Freshman Cara Loughran "was a beautiful soul and always had a smile on her face," said the Drake School of Irish Dance in South Florida, where Loughran was a member. Why were we chosen? Editor's note: Daily coverage of the Parkland trial is being provided to all readers as a public service. 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. Wikander, his arm still in a sling, is not. It has been five years since the massacre at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School claimed 17 lives, an observance that is different from previous ones. Teacher Juletta Matlock said she first thought the sounds outside her classroom were part of an active shooter drill. The teachers' testimony came a day after jurors saw surveillance video. It was a pure miracle.'. 3. . Feb. 14 rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, Frank DeAngelis, who was principal of Columbine. "By year eight, they were telling me they were really ready to be done with it, and it no longer defined them. Apparently a while back Peter Wang's cousin said he was shot in the head, According to a source, Peter wang was shot in his chest, arms, and brain, So apparently Aaron Feis had burns on his hand meaning to grab the barrel on NC's gun. Apparently according to this article Chris Hixon was shot multiple times in the legs initially and then later shot again in the chest and abdomen (he was apparently conscious and able to acknowledge the officers but wasn't able to respond to their questions due to his injuries). One can only hope that these victims did not suffer long die to the grave injuries inflicted by an AR-15. Injuries: William Olson, Gensis Valentin, Justin Colton, Alexander Dworet, and Kheshava Mangapuram Room 1214 Deaths: Nicholas Dworet, and Helena Ramsay Injuries: Isabel Chequer, Samantha Fuentes, Samantha Grady, and Daniela Menescal Room 1213 Dead: Carmen Schentrup Injuries: Samantha Mayor, Madeleine Wilford, and Ben Wikander West stairwell The teen loved "Star Wars" and was an "old soul," who "always tried to see the best in people," his family said. The teen "devoured books" and loved art and music, the family said. In this type of love, how others view us is more important than how we actually feel. He was awarded the U.S. Army's Medal of Heroism after his death. Helena Ramsay, 17 in this undated handout photo, was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting on Feb. 14, 2018. She never had her first kiss. The shooting changed his relationship with his son, who was supposed to wait for Jaime and drive her home after school that day. Carmen admitted that she had already showed the poem to her mother, almost like a farewell that she had foreseen. Wang "was pointing the door open for other people to escape, and then he was struck by the bullets," friend Aiden Ortiz told ABC affiliate WPLG. Miller describes the days and weeks after the shooting as dark and painful. He was struck twice in his right leg, once in his left leg and twice in his torso. "We miss seeing her make her dreams come true," they said. 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. "The morning after, it was pretty shocking," Cullen said. Before the shooters left, they yelled they would return to kill everyone else. "I will never get to say goodbye to her," Meghan Petty, sister of 14-year-old Alaina Petty, said through tears. And it was such a relief that I for a long time could not be angry,' David said. Alyssa Alhadeff was on track to play soccer in college and had dreamed of one day being on the U.S. women's national team, her mother said. But Maddy has not let go of her dreams to become a doctor or her love of basketball. 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. "If police did their job that day the shooter would've been killed at MSD. Schamis broke down in tears when prosecutors showed her pictures of the deceased teens in court. Peter Wang was an Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet with "a lifetime goal to attend" the U.S. Military Academy, known as West Point, the academy said. Loughran, survived by her parents and her older brother, "was an excellent student" who loved her 8-year-old nieces, said her aunt, Lindsay Fontana. Since they didn't do what was needed then, let the court get it right this time," Carmen Schentrup's mother, April Schentrup, wrote. Handsome boy.. A former student has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder after he allegedly entered the school with a semi-automatic rifle, tripped the fire alarm, and began shooting other students.. Carmen Schentrup, 17, was fatally shot. Alyssa Alhadeff, 15, (right) was eulogized by her mother who said she was a talented soccer player and creative mind. Face down. Cruz, armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, then shot into her classroom, unleashing clouds of dust and debris, said Reoven, recalling how she peeked over her desk to survey the room when the volleys faded. My two boys played for him," said Scott Israel, who was Broward County sheriff at the time of the shooting. after one school shooting. Very frightening. We parted ways with a see you later, not knowing that it would be the last time that we would see each other. 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. "There are still [Columbine] survivors struggling deeply," she said. One by one, the relatives and friends of the 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., took the stand in court this week and divulged to a jury the depths of their despair since losing loved ones to gunfire four years ago on Valentines Day. "I never thought this would happen to me. '", Luke wore a cross every day, and Gena Hoyer requested to get it from his body so she could wear it to his funeral. ", "We did not get to see Nick graduate from high school or college," she said. I couldn't wait to see her graduate and ultimately become a pediatric physical therapist, working her dream job," he said. Chris Hixon, the school's athletic director and head wrestling coach, died running toward the shooting. She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. She was 16. And he didn't get the chance to," Friend said, noting that her teacher was lying on the floor. They blast their chilling first-hand accounts of classrooms under fire to massive audiences. Sandy Hook 10 Years Later: Remembering the 89 Students Killed in School Shootings From that Day Until Now Twenty-two fatal shootings have taken place at elementary, middle and high schools in the United States since the 2012 Sandy Hook attack. Shortly after the massacre, Meadow's father, Andrew Pollack, said at a listening session with then-President Donald Trump that "We should have fixed it!" "Once one memory of the event occurs, all of them kind of join together.". "She led the team on and off the field.". Months after the shooting, Lori Alhadeff won a seat on the county's school board. That moment, he realized, was his rebirth. 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. May His divine embrace now hug you where we cannot. Injuries (could only find descriptions for 14 of the 17 injured): Anthony Borges: He was shot five times. "He was the epitome of what a hardworking husband and father should be. It's something that I can't control.". Beloved school football coach Aaron Feis, also a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School graduate, died running toward the gunfire, trying to shield students, officials said. "People ask when it's going to get back to normal and it doesn't," said DeAngelis, who retired in 2014. Meadow Pollack "was an old soul with an understanding of the world far beyond her years," her mother, Shara Kaplan, said in court last year. The only male victim in that room was Alex Schachter, so its confirmed now that's how he died vs. the original info I got which said he died from a shot to the torso. "He was such a sweet guy," wrestler Ray Corniel said, according to the newspaper. Alaina Petty was awarded the U.S. Army's Medal of Heroism after her death. Wang and two other slain cadets were awarded the U.S. Army's Medal of Heroism. Helena Ramsay was a "graceful young woman who played the clarinet, was a strong, competent swimmer, a fast sprinter," her mother, Anne Ramsay, said in court last year. Even a happy occasion a surprise visit from Miami Heat basketball star Dwyane Wade on March 7 unnerved him. The teen took extra time getting dressed for school the next morning and proudly held her flowers and card in the car when his father drove him to school. A 15-year-old Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet who dreamed of attending West Point but died helping classmates escape. Apperantly Cruz walked up to Gina pressed the muzzle of his rifle onto her chest, and killed her, likely while looking her in the face. Rick Scott said at the press conference. Today, he wonders what his funeral would have been like. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and making others laugh. ", From left, Morgan Williams, Ivanna Paitan and Danielle Gilbert, all students in Ronit Reoven's psychology class. FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - The parents of Carmen Schentrup walked into the Broward School Board building Tuesday with heavy hearts and specific complaints about the way the school district. My name is Robert Schentrup, and I'm the older brother of Carmen Schentrup, one of the 17 victims of the Stoneman Douglas school shooting. They. We had the same first name, so we always joked that we were twins, and our friendship soon took flight. "She was an avid reader and loved Harry Potter books, Hunger Games and Wonder Woman. One juror cried when she called Joaquin her soul mate. "We had no idea how to deal with this," she said. I lost the love letters he was writing for me in that fourth-period creative writing class.. I kept thinking about these kids who should not be experiencing this at all.. It took about eight years for most of the Columbine students to move past the tragedy, said New York-based author Dave Cullen, who spent 10 years writing a book about the Colorado school shooting. She was merely 16 years old, but was a senior and a National Merit Finalist. Carmen Schentrup's parents find sleep elusive. Blood-smeared hallways. Dr. Frank Ochberg, a psychiatrist and expert on PTSD, worked with survivors after the Columbine shooting. One friend took to Twitter to mourn her death , writing, "Your familyis forever in my hearts and . School Shooting Victim Carmen Schentrup Laid To Rest - YouTube 0:00 / 2:08 School Shooting Victim Carmen Schentrup Laid To Rest 14,678 views Feb 20, 2018 113 Dislike Share Save CBS Miami. Fred Guttenberg has since become a national advocate for gun safety. I wanted to be comforted, but I would recoil at touch. [58] [59] Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach and security guard, was killed as he shielded two students. Miller finds it healing to talk about Columbine and met with Parkland students and teachers to discuss their road ahead. Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. At 17 years old, the enormity of the Feb. 14 rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High is hard for her to grapple with. Plaintiffs in this action are Philip and April Schentrup, whose daughter, Carmen Schentrup, was a 16-year-old high school student on the afternoon of February 14, 2018, when Cruz executed her in Room 1213 at MSDHS. Lori Alhadeff, the mother of Alyssa Alhadeff, who died in the shooting, reaches over to comfort her own mother, Theresa Robinovitz, after she read her victim impact statement. Columbine High School Massacre Discussion Forum. She was shot in the head. Youll be lucky if you wake up functioning. I couldnt feel from the neck down. "Every day I live with the fact that Jaime's life was cut too short and that she was unable to show the world her fullest potential," she said. She was involved in her church youth group and different school clubs. After class, I walked with her halfway to her next class which unknowingly became her place of death later that day. Rumors started spreading like wildfire that Carmen had been shot and was left in the building as other students were evacuated. Wilford discussed the trauma in the aftermath of the shooting, saying she has to fight to stay motivate to attend school, Her father, David Wilford, praised his daughter's resilience as she now interns at the same trauma center she was treated at and coaches basketball. Her Mormon church said she was a 'valiant' member, Carmen Schentrup, 16, (left) was a gifted student who last year was named as a semifinalist in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Carmen was in her AP Psychology class, just minutes from finishing the school day and returning home to our family. "We are absolutely gutted," Fontana wrote on Facebook. 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. "Some may be willing to share and others aren't. Maddy Wilford was in class with her friends when a gunman opened fire in her high school in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018. Cruz, 23, has previously pleaded guilty to murdering 14 students and three staffers in the rampage. The father and daughter say their whole family is in therapy to deal with the aftermath of the shooting and have even gotten a service dog for comfort. Copyright 2022 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved. Or some kind of a code red drill. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Ronit Reoven testified that her pupils comforted each other while huddled in a quaking mass as the sounds of Cruzs shots drew closer during the Feb. 14, 2018 massacre. You are a gift from God and into His arms you return. "And I sent my kid to school. Dried rose petals were strewn on floors caked in blood. He wonders whether he'll be the happy kid he was before Feb. 14. Schentrup's parents disagree with him, according to CNN, as do several other families of Parkland victims. Here is what we know about the victims: . The kids were on top of each other and hugging each other and holding each other, she told the jury. Our beautiful daughter Carmen was murdered on Valentine's Day 2018, one week before her 17th birthday. There is an empty chair at our dining table. And a high school football coach who ran toward the sound of gunfire, trying to shield students. Nicholas Dworets mother hesitates every time someone asks her, How many kids do you have?. What if instead of crouching over on top of each other and everyone huddled like that, what if we all stood up against the wall like sardines?" Now the resilient teen and former basketball player is speaking out about the trauma she deals with and is recalling the horrific day one year ago Thursday, saying she wants to move forward. What the 12 jurors and 10 alternates saw inside Building 12 of Stoneman Douglas High, which has been fenced off and unused since the day of the shooting, was a moment frozen in time, a joyful holiday interrupted by a deadly rampage. "She loved to cook with her Father and her Grandmother, especially during the holiday season," her parents wrote on a GoFundMe page. Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue. No child anywhere should have to face what we encountered. This undated photo shows Chris Hixon, the athletic director at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP. Carmen Schentrup, 16, (left) was a gifted student who last year was named as a semifinalist in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Wilford and Mayor are back in school. She was 16. And he gave me a kiss, 'I love you too.' ROTC student Peter Wang, 15, (right) also died. I didnt know what I was praying for, being completely ignorant to the consequences of an individual being deprived of oxygen for so long., I had never had a kid be a benchwarmer before. The prosecutors seeking the death penalty for the Parkland school shooter started their rebuttal on Sept. 27 in Broward County court. Carmen Schentrup was known as quirky, sarcastic and witty. "Just laying there still and there. Families lamented that they would never see their children graduate from high school or college. Nearly two months after the shooting, images haunt the students and teachers who were inside the classrooms ambushed that day. Unfortunately, tragedy struck home and we were unable to celebrate the joyous occasion with her. "He was just such a great individual. On the day he would have become an adult, Dworet's classmates marked his birthday at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. She loved arts and crafts, dancing, music and watching Alex Trebek host "Jeopardy!," her mother said. Another shredded her right arm. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. There is no time where you can say, 'OK, you are healed now.'". The convicted killer faces the death penalty or life in prison without parole. That showed all the way to the end.". Kaplan described Pollack as empathetic, inclusive and strong. It's easier than waking parents in the middle of the night when visions of the shooting flood their heads. 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