hide caption. 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? Todd. We disagree with our son however, on this topic., As shown in the trial, he wrote, Carmens murderer expressed pride and joy in murdering Carmen and 16 other incredible people. She wanted to get into the best colleges she could.". If the projectile hit the kidney or the arteries connected to it, that would also be quickly fatal. We want to see them grow up to be happy and healthy. Every day of trying to hold yourself together.". David Ovalle covers crime and courts in Miami. The gunman kept asking him for a ride, even following Wilford to his moms car in the parking lot. Nah I have never even heard of that vid or seen it, if it was out there it may be impossible to find. We believe under Florida law a death sentence is the appropriate outcome.. Carmen was a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, one of 53 in Broward County. Youre able to confront your person in court, and thats what this is about, she said. Though for the survivors and families of the 17 victims, it can seem like aeons. So I'm sure it'll involve that. Peter Wang Allen Breed / AP Peter Wang was. And when rescue came, they didn't take her with them.'". Alania Petty (Room 1216): Shot somewhere in the upper torso or possibly the neck. I just can't be here.' "It was hard in the beginning, and it's still hard," she says, her voice trembling, "because we miss [Carmen]. Schentrup was dreading the court proceedings, he wrote in a statement, (b)ecause this is the part where people will tell me that retribution will bring justice and healing to me and my family., This is the part where pundits on TV will invoke the name of my sister to support the murder of another human being, he said. Discovery Company. The Schentrup family in 2016: Philip, Robert, April, Carmen and Evelyn. In conversations with friends and acquaintances, he felt many were simply deferring to what the victims families wanted, he said. Then Nicholas Dworet rapidly fell over in front of me. The last line looks like it was transposed from Alex S. Youre welcome, thank you for pointing that out btw. He stuck the barrel of his semi-automatic, assault-style rifle through and fired, bullets flying everywhere. Helena Ramsay, 17; Alexander Schachter, 14; Carmen Schentrup, 16; . 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. The family moved mostly for Philip's job; he works for a tech company based in the Pacific Northwest. It's believed she crouched/hid in the alcove of Room 1249 since the door was locked and Cruz was firing down the hallway. On top of that, Schentrup questions the common argument in support of capital punishment that the death penalty deters crime. 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. All of them were failing. 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. "She would go online and find a song she loved and just practice until she did it," says her younger sister Evelyn, age 14. 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. Reporters have viewed the graphic evidence at the end of each days hearing in court. Was seen gasping for air (possibly indicating a lung(s) was punctured); she died after a few minutes before EMS entered the room. Hers is one of 17 shrines to the victims of the Parkland shooting. 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. 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. He like had his head fallen over he, okay, so here he he he was in his chair and he was slumped over like this." This includes mass shooters, bombers, terrorists, and family annihilators. "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! Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. "It isn't an either/or. "It's a hard story to tell," April adds. 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. We need to be focusing on the systems that failed us, instead of what I believe is the symptom of that failure.. Alyssa Alhadeff (Room 1216): Shot in the heart, hand, femoral artery, and in the spine five times. A Jury Has Spared The Parkland Shooter From The Death Penalty. 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." Theyll make the decision that they make. I believe there is a typo in Gina's blurb. 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. or 'the Parkland activists!' They are part of the advocacy group Stand With Parkland, started by the victims' families, which is pushing for changes nationwide: tougher school safety measures, better mental health screening and tighter gun laws. "Just laying there still and there. The program for a concert in memory of Robert Schentrup's sister Carmen Schentrup. 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. Her friend describes her body as leaning against the wall/sliding down the wall after being hit. She saw your daughter get shot. Injured student, Meadow Pollack, crawled over to her to shield her after she had already been shot 4 times. Carmen Marie Schentrup 2/21/01-2/14/18. They'll be joined by many other Parkland families, as well as clergy and members of their Episcopal church, St. Mary Magdalene of Coral Springs, Fla., where Carmen was a youth group leader. A mass killer is defined as one person who kills 3 or more individuals arbitrarily in a contained population at a single point in time. The family moved mostly for Philip's job; he works for a tech company based in the Pacific Northwest. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images), beyond the case of his sisters killer to capital punishment, its legacy as a tool of racial oppression, eventually conduct research to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, After the killer pleaded guilty last year, according to a 2020 report by the Death Penalty Information Center. She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. But if that is true, I dont think its been publicly avalible at least. Satz again asked about the significance of the high-powered bullets. The suffering that these people endured has to be explained to the jury.. And hugging Evelyn a little bit harder. While he believed that Mr. Cruz deserved death, Mr. Schulman wrote, pursuing that sentence would involve reliving the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting over and over again. And there shouldn't be more parents like us. Its hard for me to be of an opinion that my parents dont agree with and actively dislike, Robert Schentrup said. Carmen was born in Hollywood, FL at the same hospital her dad had been born many years before. After that, the bullet was fragmented into multiple fragments that perforated the lungs, liver, kidney and exits on the left lateral side of the torso, Boiko testified. Before they moved west, April, who was then an elementary school principal, was given a newly created leadership job: director of school safety and security for the entire Broward County district. Family members of the victims held hands and wiped away tears as the verdict was read. And they have seen autopsy photographs of almost all of the victims, most of whom were shot more than once. 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? He shot her on top of her head, he shot her in the heart, he shot her in the spine. I followed every movement of his body. He signaled his intent for years," Philip says, referring to the shooter. 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. Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. Anthony Borges, who was 15 at the time of the massacre, testified about being shot five times while he was in the hallway. Alyse Young for NPR Very quickly, news started spreading that there had been a shooting at her daughters' high school. Another bullet entered through her ribs and did what high-velocity bullets are designed to do. Meadow Pollack, 16, was shot nine times, at close range, including shots to the head and torso, which damaged lungs and spinal cord. "I just felt this urgency," Lundy says. In various places. Her mother said He shot her 10 times. 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. 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. Robert Schentrup at his Seattle apartment on September 15, 2022. ", Green sticky notes mark pages of photos from Carmen's childhood that April selected to use during the funeral. Carmen was in the top of her class, her brother said, and was accepted to the University of Floridas honors program and was also accepted to the University of Washington. And hopefully that doing something creates a change for the positive. She was known as a fountain of talent: A violin, guitar and piano player. Philip, a tech executive, remembers coming home one day when Carmen was about three to find her holding a book. This is our second amendment right. 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. Since the shooting and moving with her family across the country, Evelyn has struggled with anxiety and enrolled in online high school classes. 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. hide caption. The bathroom doors were locked due to students vaping so he couldn't get in. Some of the relatives have said they would not comment publicly for the duration of the trial. "I felt like I had to do something to help the families in whatever way I could." Half of my class ran to the safe spot which was out of view from the window in the classroom door. Chris Hixon (first floor hallway, west end): Initially shot multiple times in the leg(s). Others have testified for only a few minutes, with Mr. Satz asking minimal questions. The Parkland trial is expected to continue into the fall, and victims families will soon have a chance to address the jury. Additionally, a bullet traveling through the body at a high rate of speed can cause hydrostatic shock. Image Credit: Amy Beth Bennett/AP/Shutterstock. But 14 students and three school staff members killed in the Valentines Day 2018 shooting each have their own set of loved ones, who, in turn, have their own opinions about what outcome the killers trial should render. He was struck twice in his right leg, once in his left leg and twice in his torso. A couple minutes, Boiko said. Get all Latest News about cara dune, Breaking headlines and Top stories, photos & video in real time If the police did what they were supposed to do, we wouldnt be here.. "If you realize that 90% of the stuff. The Schentrups have never considered themselves activists; this will be the first time they've taken part in a protest. 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. They have to prove that there are 17 murders and 17 attempted murders, Ms. Levine said. This story was originally published July 22, 2022, 5:22 PM. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool). 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 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. 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. Meadow Pollack (Alcove of Room 1249): Shot initially 4 times when trying to cross the third floor hallway. 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. There, a photo of her in the graduation cap and gown she would never get to wear. At times, she says, staying in Parkland felt "suffocating." The jury must be unanimous to recommend death. Anybody have links to the videos OP references? hide caption. Robert, 18, a college freshman, highlights his sister's competitive streak. But it feels necessary. The aggravating factors include that the murders were heinous, atrocious or cruel, and that they were committed in a cold, calculated and premeditated way. And she's like, 'No, I got it. We have to spend days working on her body. 25 Feb 2023 22:05:43 Carmen Schentrup died February 14, 2018 in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. Her parents, Philip and April, speak with soft wonder. 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. "It's something we feel we have to do not only for Carmen, but for Robert and Evelyn. 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. Carmen SCHENTRUP. Joaquin Oliver (Alcove of 3rd floor men's bathroom): Was initially shot in the knee and hand and crawled over to the bathroom to try and hide. "She was driven by a curiosity about the world, and her place in it.". While son Robert remained in Florida to attend college, the rest of the family moved to Washington state. Wilford declined. A subreddit centered on the phenomenon of mass murder and the perpetrators who commit them, their motivations, crimes and the psychology of these individuals. "It'll never be Valentine's Day for us," April adds. 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. She was the student whose body was visible in the the highly circulated photo/video that showed the students being evacuated from room 1213. Our beautiful daughter Carmen was born on February 21, 2001. Even so, Ms. Risher said she does not regret attending the trial, which she described as some of the hardest days of her life. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and making others laugh. ", The Schentrup family stands for a group portrait outside their home in Parkland, Fla., on Tuesday. Zero USA Founder & CEO Robert Schentrup is brother to Carmen Schentrup, one of the 17 victims of the Parkland School Shooting. Alyse Young for NPR He avoided the death penalty by a jury and was sentenced to life . 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. Being told, when the medical examiner gives the body back to the funeral home, 'You can't see her. Ive spent countless hours looking for videos of the case but I dont think I ever came across that. from People: It's only two weeks since Monisha was not with us anymore. Cruz walked up to him and subsequently shot him several times before finishing him off with a single shot to the head. The dark day was February 14, 2018, and even after 4 years of what happened people still cannot forget the horrific day. And I say 'Yup, that's Parkland, Fla." ', "But I wonder," she says, her voice catching, "do they know the people that died? 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. ", April always wears bracelets in honor of Carmen and the 16 other victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Carmen was one of the school's 10 National Merit Scholar semifinalists Late in the night, she received a devastating phone call from the sister of one of Carmen's classmates. Bathroom doors were locked due to students vaping? When they were younger, Schentrup and his sister were almost best friends, he said, thanks in part to how close they were in age. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. When he fell over I fell over with him. I also want to make sure that Carmen's not forgotten. It was only in the last year and a half or so, he said, with the trial approaching that he thought about it more and his opinion was clarified, thanks in part to Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. 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. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Peter Wang's mother has four tattoos memorializing her 15-year-old son, one inked on Feb. 14 each year since he was killed. "She'd ask a million questions," her father says. 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. hide caption. Carmen was a week away from her 17th birthday when Cruz fired his semiautomatic rifle into her AP psychology class. 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. Carmen died one week shy of her 17th birthday. Their strength has become hers, April says. . 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. These are the victims of the Florida school shooting, Logically, it doesnt follow for me that we say, murdering someone is this horrible, heinous, awful, terrible thing, and in order to prove that point, were going to do it to someone else., And I understood that if this is something that I felt that I believe that it needed to apply in my personal case and beyond, he said. 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. hide caption. It just seems like it's a problem that can't be ignored anymore. [2] [3] [4] Cruz, a former student at the school, fled the . Its very high energy, Boiko said of the bullets. But missing her doesn't feel like enough any more. "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. Part of it was to push people to think internally about their stance and really come to their own conclusion about it, he said. "I say those words. 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. Later finished off with multiple shots to the chest and abdomen. Carmen Schentrup, 16. "When we listen to each other, politics doesn't have to be a bad thing," said Philip Schentrup, who lost his 16-year-old daughter Carmen in the shooting. Ten. Carmen Schentrup had a laser focus on her future a straight-A student and National Merit . Also shot (possibly execution style) by a close range/near-contact gunshot wound of the chest. 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.. Alyse Young for NPR Prosecutors argue that the grisly specifics, while painful, are necessary to prove to the jury that the gunman, Nikolas Cruz, who has pleaded guilty to 17 murders and 17 attempted murders, deserves the death penalty instead of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Anyone can read what you share. ", April Schentrup can imagine what that feels like. Robert Schentrup of Brady United, a national gun-reform group, lost his 16-year-old sister, Carmen, in the Parkland shooting. Many of the Parkland victims families have endorsed the prosecutors pursuit of the death penalty, even knowing that the trial would be excruciating. In terms of abdominal gunshot wounds, it really just depends what the bullet hits as it passes through and what sort of bullet. Another girl, shot four times, was missing much of her arm. How the gunfire from a semiautomatic rifle boomed inside a classroom under attack. Philip and April Schentrup, the parents of 16-year-old Carmen Schentrup, allege that the FBI received sufficient warnings about the confessed shooter, including one that was reportedly. I think it could be either one of them tbh since we dont have a definitive answer right now. Now, her parents, Philip and April, wear teal bracelets printed with her name and the dates that mark her short life: 2/21/2001-2/14/2018. "You know, you could say 'Carmen's forever 16.' "We guard ourselves from it, we don't want to think about it. ", Her voice breaks as she continues: "I heard what they were saying, but I didn't want to hear what they were saying.". Evelyn Schentrup wears a sweatshirt designed by students involved with the March for Our Lives organization. The day of the Parkland shooting, April Schentrup was at the nearby elementary school where she is the principal. But he also wanted to provide a different perspective than what everyone else is hearing, which is that this is for the families. Died on the golf cart en route to the triage center set up outside the school. "I think it was just hard for them being around so many reminders of her," she says. 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. Rumors started spreading like wildfire that Carmen had been shot and was left in the building as other students were evacuated. Schentrup's parents disagree with him, according to CNN, as do several other families of Parkland victims. We want to make it an academic debate, because then we don't have to feel the pain and suffering of others. Carmens murderer deserves the death penalty.. Robinovitz's granddaughter Alyssa was killed in the 2018 shootings. "I went close to get a better gauge and she wasn't moving and she was just laying there," she said. She was one of 10 Douglas students to. Alexander Dworet: Whose brother Nicholas was killed by Cruz, was grazed on the back of the head by a bullet. . The family opted for online schooling after Evelyn had a couple of panic attacks at her new high school in Washington. Photos of the Schentrup family and their daughter Carmen fill the living room of the family's new home. But as painful as the loss of his sister is, Schentrup does not believe sentencing the killer to death is the solution. 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. The teen was shot eight times and would have stayed alive for a short time. She was involved in her church youth group and different . Also on Friday, jurors saw the spent AR-15 magazine clips found on the scene. He unzipped his jacket during his testimony to show jurors scars from the bullet wounds and from 14 subsequent operations. 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. 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. from People: We think about them, even though they're not with us. Reminders of Carmen are prominent throughout their home: here, a photo of her striking a sassy pose in her homecoming dress. The judge has allowed the evidence over the objections of defense lawyers, who say that it is repetitive, gruesome and intended to prejudice the jury against their client. I feel like I understand what happened that day, and I dont need to relive it.. Cruz waived his right to be present at the viewing. His body, along with Gina's, can be seen in the hallway during the video of the students being evacuated from room 1213. Later finished off with multiple shots to the chest and abdomen. One girl suffered five wounds, including a fatal one to the head. How old are they? 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. 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. April, who worked as an elementary school principal near Parkland, Fla., now advocates for gun reform. Two years ago, my daughter Carmen was gunned down in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Carmen was 15. April Schentrup is a survivor fellow with the . 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