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. 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. He signaled his intent for years," Philip says, referring to the shooter. Then Nicholas Dworet rapidly fell over in front of me. 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. After Carmen was killed, Philip recalls what he heard from a close relative: "'Sorry, but this is the way it is. Couresy of the Schentrup family The other half was diagonally across from the window, in complete view. 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. 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. 2. How the gunfire from a semiautomatic rifle boomed inside a classroom under attack. 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? I think it could be either one of them tbh since we dont have a definitive answer right now. Ive spent countless hours looking for videos of the case but I dont think I ever came across that. 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. While son Robert remained in Florida to attend college, the rest of the family moved to Washington state. When I visit the family at their new home, Evelyn is logging in for an orientation session with her new online high school. As inspiration, the Schentrups give credit to the Parkland students who have created a nationwide movement around this issue. Private Coaching with Ole; Special Journey with Ole; Press Info & Photos; Book an Interview; Ole on Global Tour; Speaker Engagements; MEMBERS. Since they didnt do what was needed then, let the court get it right this time, she wrote. Carmen, 16, a senior, was in her AP Psychology class in room 1213, near a podium, when she was shot three times and died of her wounds, according to Chief Assistant State Attorney Mike Satz. The only thing in front of me was Nicholas Dworet. 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. April says when she tells people where they moved from, "They'll say 'Ohhhh! Placing his arm across my body and my head underneath his back. The same girl, who was shot nine times, suffered another fatal wound that severed her spinal cord. 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. We believe under Florida law a death sentence is the appropriate outcome.. Carmen was a week away from her 17th birthday when Cruz fired his semiautomatic rifle into her AP psychology class. Carmen devoured books so many that her older brother Robert bought her an e-reader to lighten her load. But he also wanted to provide a different perspective than what everyone else is hearing, which is that this is for the families. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. ", WATCH: In A Post-Parkland America, Teens Talk About Gun Culture, After Daughter's 'Unimaginable' Death, Parkland Family Moved To Action. It was just failure after failure after failure. Alyssa Alhadeff (Room 1216): Shot in the heart, hand, femoral artery, and in the spine five times. The blue urn holding Carmen's ashes rests with photos and drawings in a glass cabinet in the family's living room. 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. Thanks for the write up. 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. Some families, including the Schentrups, have chosen not to watch the trial at all. 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. Carmen Schentrup (Room 1213): Shot in the abdomen. (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. '", "On the other hand," April adds, "we had another family member right when this incident happened tell me, 'We have this type of gun in our home, and we no longer want it.'". Nicholas Dworet (Room 1214): Was killed by a shot to the head. 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. The Schentrups' children are involved, too. ", Her voice breaks as she continues: "I heard what they were saying, but I didn't want to hear what they were saying.". And he believes its morally wrong for the state to take the life of an individual because that individual took the life or lives of others, he said, quoting a phrase often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, An eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind., Here's why the Parkland shooter is facing a jury even though he has already pleaded guilty. Jamie Guttenburg (Just inside 3rd floor stairwell): Shot in the back through the spinal cord. Others have testified for only a few minutes, with Mr. Satz asking minimal questions. 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. Parkland happened because of a series of cascading, systemic failures, which allowed someone to get to the point where they would commit a school shooting and buy a military-style rifle, Mr. Schentrup said in an interview. 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. Helena Ramsay, 17; Alexander Schachter, 14; Carmen Schentrup, 16; . We dont have control over whats going on in the courtroom with the jury, she said. 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. Cruz waived his right to be present at the viewing. 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. The gunman shot out a window in the class door. The wounded students have also detailed a litany of injuries inflicted by the AR-15 bullets shattered kneecaps, pierced lungs and close-call grazes to the head. "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. David Ovalle covers crime and courts in Miami. The Schentrup family in 2016: Philip, Robert, April, Carmen and Evelyn. But they feel they can't stay silent any longer. "But schools aren't taking it seriously. "I just felt this urgency," Lundy says. ", Evelyn Schentrup wears a sweatshirt designed by students involved with the March for Our Lives organization. On February 14, 2018, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the Miami suburban town of Parkland, Florida, murdering 17 people [note 2] and injuring 17 others. 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. So we have a part in it. At the time she died, Carmen had been accepted into the University of Florida's honors program, with dreams of becoming a medical researcher. Where was Bourges when he was shot? 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. But missing her doesn't feel like enough any more. from CNN: Some people are just sad he's not with us anymore. What happened to his brother Zachary Cruz? Image Credit: Amy Beth Bennett/AP/Shutterstock. Isabel Chequer: Shot twice but not badly injured. hide caption. This same witness later stated that they didn't exactly see where he was shot but that he had a bullet hole in his ribcage. But I also feel very much that this is something that I believe in, that is in accordance with my values, said Schentrup, whose opposition to the death penalty extends beyond the case of his sisters killer to capital punishment as a whole for the same apparent flaws critics point to; its legacy as a tool of racial oppression or its use on people with intellectual disabilities, among others. Unlike his parents, he opposes the death penalty for the gunman. Still trying. But if that is true, I dont think its been publicly avalible at least. And when rescue came, they didn't take her with them.'". 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. 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. I had a bad gut feeling about it, testified Wilford who would later learn that his sister, Madeline, was wounded in the attack by the very teen whod been pestering him for a ride. The Schentrups' activism is overlaid with the daily struggles of just getting through another day without their daughter. They have reviewed disturbing photographs of children dead in classrooms. I had to look deep into my values and say, is this something that connects with it? 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. She was also a National Merit Scholarship finalist, but Carmen never knew, because her family found out the day after she was killed. They have become vocal advocates for gun violence prevention measures they hope will prevent another tragedy like theirs. Everybody should consider what it would mean to lose their child, their spouse. 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. According to Why Meadow Died, Feis had gunshot residue/burn marks on his hands indicating that he may have tried to make a grab for Cruz's rifle barrel since he was fairly close to Cruz. Part of it was to push people to think internally about their stance and really come to their own conclusion about it, he said. Was shot in the 3rd floor hallway but managed to make it a few steps into the 3rd floor stairwell before dying. Carmen Schentrup via Broward County Schools Last September, Carmen was named one of 53 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists in the county. Get all Latest News about cara dune, Breaking headlines and Top stories, photos & video in real time Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. We wanted to speak up.". 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. The program for a concert in memory of Robert Schentrup's sister Carmen Schentrup. You do feel like that. Alyse Young for NPR Carmen pushed herself to do her best in school, piano, and learning new things, such as German. Carmen Schentrup was shot inside Ronit Reoven's classroom. Soul-Less Shoes of Death; How They Do It To Us; The Holohoax; You are Being Deceived; Exposing Corona Video; Message to Agencies; CONTACT. He let in multiple students but to lock the doors he had to do it from the outside and was subsequently killed while trying to do this. 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. "Every day I cry. 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. Where are Nikolas Cruz's parents, Linda and Roger Cruz? After the killer pleaded guilty last year, Tony Montalto, the father of 14-year-old Gina Montalto, told CNN he deserves as much of a chance as he gave my daughter and everyone else on February 14 of 2018. The father of 17-year-old Joaquin Guac Oliver, Manuel Oliver, also believes the killer deserves death, telling CBS News, The fact that Florida has the death penalty, if its not for these kinds of cases, I dont know why do we have it.. And hugging Evelyn a little bit harder. It sounded promising, like a way to make real change. Carmen strikes a pose for her younger sister, Evelyn, before homecoming in the fall of 2017. Alexander Dworet: Whose brother Nicholas was killed by Cruz, was grazed on the back of the head by a bullet. It felt like all those 11 bullets were hitting my own body, she said. 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. '", Carmen Schentrup at age six. 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. "I say those words. In Alainas case, she was shot four times. "And I walk up to her and say, 'Hey, would you like daddy to help you read the book?' 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. A Warner Bros. 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. "All I kept saying was, 'I just want to know where my daughter is,'" she says. Two years ago, my daughter Carmen was gunned down in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Reminders of Carmen are prominent throughout their home: here, a photo of her striking a sassy pose in her homecoming dress. Carmen SCHENTRUP. It was just like a river of tears down my face. One girl suffered five wounds, including a fatal one to the head. Alyse Young for NPR The conversation is etched in April's mind: "She said, 'I'm speaking for my sister, 'cause she can't speak. Dr.. Unfortunately, Carmen never made it out of her classroom alive. We can change it. This weapon will fire as quickly as you can pull the trigger, Broward prosecutor Mike Satz told jurors during his opening statement. Reporters have viewed the graphic evidence at the end of each days hearing in court. Very quickly, news started spreading that there had been a shooting at her daughters' high school. Do we know who that is, out of the injuries? The trying to grab the gun thing is from Why Meadow Died and isnt confirmed so thats why I said he possibly may have done that. The Schentrups now focus on their activism. I believe there is a typo in Gina's blurb. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. It's been one month since the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas. "The only thing more he could have done to signal his intent was to buy a billboard on [I-]95 and put a billboard up there, because he was telling people all the time that he wanted to go do bad things. Carmen Marie Schentrup 2/21/01-2/14/18. Theyll make the decision that they make. Additionally, a bullet traveling through the body at a high rate of speed can cause hydrostatic shock. 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. She was one of 10 Douglas students to. GoFundMe; Facebook, Joan Cox. That is the campus security firm hired by the district to assess safety at Broward schools. Robinovitz's granddaughter Alyssa was killed in the 2018 shootings. 'I just want to know where my daughter is'. The family moved mostly for Philip's job; he works for a tech company based in the Pacific Northwest. Healing, for me, is not something that will happen based upon a verdict at the end of the trial, he said. All of them were failing. When he fell over I fell over with him. Mr. Schentrup said he would find the trial traumatizing. "And some days, you know, it's true. hide caption. . April called Philip to say "Evelyn's safe, but I can't find Carmen.". Alania Petty (Room 1216): Shot somewhere in the upper torso or possibly the neck. April, who worked as an elementary school principal near Parkland, Fla., now advocates for gun reform. 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. 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. 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. 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