If the projectile hit the kidney or the arteries connected to it, that would also be quickly fatal. 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. It felt like all those 11 bullets were hitting my own body, she said. Was subsequently shot in the back an additional 5 times (killing both girls). Nicholas Dworet (Room 1214): Was killed by a shot to the head. No one could tell them anything. Feis was critically injured when he threw himself between the shooter and his students, his body taking the bullets that had been meant for them. But he also wanted to provide a different perspective than what everyone else is hearing, which is that this is for the families. There, a photo of her in the graduation cap and gown she would never get to wear. 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. Robert Schentrup at his Seattle apartment on September 15, 2022. Alyse Young for NPR 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. There is also some information around about how he apparently was sharing a Snapchat just moments before he was shot and killed. What made the hard days even worse was learning about all of the things that went wrong leading up to the shooting. Carmen Marie Schentrup 2/21/01-2/14/18. My parents beliefs and the beliefs of the other parents are different than my belief on the death penalty. 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. She recalls the family's frantic search for information: calling friends, sending out messages on social media, driving from hospital to hospital searching for Carmen. Healing, for me, is not something that will happen based upon a verdict at the end of the trial, he said. The same search for answers that don't come. The urn is blue: Carmen's favorite color. While son Robert remained in Florida to attend college, the rest of the family moved to Washington state. When Carmen decided she wanted to learn German, she taught herself. How the high-powered bullets ravaged childrens bodies. Some of the relatives of those murdered, listening in court, grimaced, shook their heads or put their hands to their faces as he explained the internal damage caused by the bullets. The gunman kept asking him for a ride, even following Wilford to his moms car in the parking lot. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and making others laugh. Do we know who that is, out of the injuries? In various places. 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. ", "This happened 19 years later after Columbine, five years later after Sandy Hook," April adds. Shot a single time in the head from close range afterwards. Its very high energy, Boiko said of the bullets. This is our second amendment right. "To be honest, it's the same day I live over and over," he says. So we lost bathroom privileges at certain hours. Going for the death penalty will not bring our loved ones back to us. And then I couldn't stop crying. The other half was diagonally across from the window, in complete view. He unzipped his jacket during his testimony to show jurors scars from the bullet wounds and from 14 subsequent operations. 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 . 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.. Couresy of the Schentrup family Cruz fired 139 rounds of 5.56-and-.223-caliber bullets during the rampage. ", Green sticky notes mark pages of photos from Carmen's childhood that April selected to use during the funeral. The Schentrup family in 2016: Philip, Robert, April, Carmen and Evelyn. Carmen devoured books so many that her older brother Robert bought her an e-reader to lighten her load. The jury must be unanimous to recommend death. "It's something we feel we have to do not only for Carmen, but for Robert and Evelyn. Martin Duque Anguiano, 14, appeared to try to shield himself, based on defensive wounds to the hands, Boiko said. 6:39 PM EDT, Mon October 10, 2022. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and making others laugh. We need to do something more than pray and console each other. A makeshift shrine for Carmen Schentrup stands outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Do you have a link to the tweet about it though by any chance ? CARMEN SCHENTRUP. Ive spent countless hours looking for videos of the case but I dont think I ever came across that. Alexander Dworet: Whose brother Nicholas was killed by Cruz, was grazed on the back of the head by a bullet. 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. Carmen Schentrup via Broward County Schools Last September, Carmen was named one of 53 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists in the county. Many of the Parkland victims families have endorsed the prosecutors pursuit of the death penalty, even knowing that the trial would be excruciating. The more the Schentrups learned, the angrier they got. 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. Alyse Young for NPR She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. Here are the victims: Alyssa Alhadeff, 14 Alyssa, 14, was. . hide caption. One fatal shot pierced her chest, then her heart, lungs and ribs. 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. 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. Carmen Schentrup's parents find sleep elusive. We want to see them grow up to be happy and healthy. Though for the survivors and families of the 17 victims, it can seem like aeons. 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. 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. Schentrup, who was an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Central Florida when his sister was killed, remembers her as a brainy and ambitious teenager, someone whose focus was doing well in. . But not all.. I was thinking it could've been him or Kyle Laman but Kyle escaped and the body stayed put in the video. Her mom was amazing and did great as well. And were not all in opposition. We have to spend days working on her body. 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? So we have a part in it. Carmen was a 16-year-old senior. And the way she died and the unusually public nature of it was strange and confusing. It's definitely not easy. 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. In a general sense he felt he was opposed to it. As inspiration, the Schentrups give credit to the Parkland students who have created a nationwide movement around this issue. Unfortunately, Carmen never made it out of her classroom alive. Frozen in horror: Notes from inside the Parkland school massacre site. A third wound blew off part of her shoulder blade. Satz again asked about the significance of the high-powered bullets. from People: It's only two weeks since Monisha was not with us anymore. And if we can do some little thing that prevents people from going through that, I think we'll consider this worth the time and effort. 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! "She learned how to read well before kindergarten," recalls April. GoFundMe; Facebook, Joan Cox. Alyse Young for NPR And maybe, maybe you'll be able to see her then. Politicians on both sides of the aisle expressed their condolences to the families and victims of Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting Tuesday on the tragedy's fifth anniversary. 'I just want to know where my daughter is'. Their strength has become hers, April says. 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. That on the day before the massacre, he had searched online: How long does it take for a cop to show up at a school shooting.. "You search for normalcy, a 'new normal,'" he says, then pauses. They have reviewed disturbing photographs of children dead in classrooms. 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. Victim of school shooting in Parkland, Florida She has been cremated and ashes will be given to her family here is the obituary Carmen Schentrup passed away on February 14 . 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. 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." April, who worked as an elementary school principal near Parkland, Fla., now advocates for gun reform. The Buffalo gunman left a manifesto saying he specifically chose the AR-15 because of its high-capacity magazines and ability to kill effectively.. And I say 'Yup, that's Parkland, Fla." ', "But I wonder," she says, her voice catching, "do they know the people that died? For a few weeks after their daughter Carmen was murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018, a week shy of her 17th birthday, April and Phil Schentrup could barely. Later finished off with multiple shots to the chest and abdomen. Our beautiful daughter Carmen was murdered on Valentine's Day 2018, one week before her 17th birthday. "We guard ourselves from it, we don't want to think about it. Anyone can read what you share. Still trying. His body, along with Gina's, can be seen in the hallway during the video of the students being evacuated from room 1213. . Unlike his parents, he opposes the death penalty for the gunman. That is the campus security firm hired by the district to assess safety at Broward schools. A subreddit centered on the phenomenon of mass murder and the perpetrators who commit them, their motivations, crimes and the psychology of these individuals. We let that happen. It appears he ran to the school and opened the door to the stair well just as Cruz entered the stairwell from the other door and immediately shot him in the head as soon as he saw him. That Mr. Cruz fled the school and went to a Subway and a McDonalds before being arrested. All the information is accurate, so I dont get why. All Rights Reserved. If they do, the judge can decide to follow the jurys recommendation or sentence the gunman to life in prison. The defense can counter as it has in the Parkland case that too much graphic evidence may taint the jurys verdict, though judges often give prosecutors significant latitude. 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. Isabel Chequer: Shot twice but not badly injured. A portrait of Carmen, given to the family by a Parkland artist, hangs in the Schentrups' living room, not far from the metal urn that holds her ashes. 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. Theyll make the decision that they make. "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. ", Evelyn and April sit below a portrait of Carmen. The family opted for online schooling after Evelyn had a couple of panic attacks at her new high school in Washington. Chris Hixon (first floor hallway, west end): Initially shot multiple times in the leg(s). 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. But missing her doesn't feel like enough any more. 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. 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. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Some families, including the Schentrups, have chosen not to watch the trial at all. He described. Carmen Schentrup was a 16-year-old student who attended Stoneman Douglas high school. "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. "And I walk up to her and say, 'Hey, would you like daddy to help you read the book?' 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. Discovery Company. Perhaps nothing highlights the spectrum of feelings on the shooters fate more than the disagreement between Schentrup and his parents. Was killed after opening the door to his classroom to let students in. And it's sad to think that I'm thankful that one out of two of my children came home from school.". hide caption, Evelyn and April sit below a portrait of Carmen. I just can't be here.' It was just like a river of tears down my face. Although we won't know until or if the autopsy reports are released, Ms. Schentrup was probably hit in the liver or perhaps the diaphragm. And when rescue came, they didn't take her with them.'". In memory of Carmen SchentrupCarmen Schentrup My name is April Schentrup. Robert Schentrup holds flowers and a candle during a candlelight vigil at Memory Mall on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando, Florida, on the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, on Thursday, February 14, 2019. "We've always been private people," Phil explains. Alyse Young for NPR hide caption. "All I kept saying was, 'I just want to know where my daughter is,'" she says. ", "It's unimaginable, but I think we need to imagine it," April says. That the people that we lost are not forgotten.". 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. We put a gun in his hand, or allowed him to have a gun in his hand. Since they didn't do what was needed then, let the court get it right this time," Carmen Schentrup's mother, April Schentrup, wrote. '", "Think about that," Philip urges. The Parkland trial is expected to continue into the fall, and victims families will soon have a chance to address the jury. The Schentrup family in 2016: Philip, Robert, April, Carmen and Evelyn. Injured student, Meadow Pollack, crawled over to her to shield her after she had already been shot 4 times. One girl suffered five wounds, including a fatal one to the head. Carmen Schentrup, 16. hide caption. "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. 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. ", "So you put on this facade that you're OK, you're strong, you're going to get through this, you're a fighter," she says. 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. The Schentrups have never considered themselves activists; this will be the first time they've taken part in a protest. 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. 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