But Robert Schentrup whose 16-year-old sister Carmen was among the 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018 isnt one of them. Luke Hoyer (1st floor hallway, east end): Multiple gunshot wounds (instant/near-instantly fatal). Alyse Young for NPR 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. The 14-year-old, who performed Irish dance, was set to appear in a St. Patrick's Day festival the month after her death. He was shot before he could even get out of his seat and was reportedly agonal breathing/hyperventilating for a short amount of time before going passing. 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. The class split in half. This subreddit is not meant to glorify mass killers, but rather to discuss and attempt to understand their behavior. "And I walk up to her and say, 'Hey, would you like daddy to help you read the book?' So we have a part in it. In terms of abdominal gunshot wounds, it really just depends what the bullet hits as it passes through and what sort of bullet. The family has no special plans that day. All of them were failing. Carmen Schentrup, 16 A straight-A student and National Merit Scholarship finalist, she planned to become a doctor who researched amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly called Lou Gehrig's Disease. Soul-Less Shoes of Death; How They Do It To Us; The Holohoax; You are Being Deceived; Exposing Corona Video; Message to Agencies; CONTACT. Apparently got hit then "slid against the wall and fell down". Also on Friday, jurors saw the spent AR-15 magazine clips found on the scene. Additionally, a bullet traveling through the body at a high rate of speed can cause hydrostatic shock. After Carmen was killed, Philip recalls what he heard from a close relative: "'Sorry, but this is the way it is. In memory of Carmen SchentrupCarmen Schentrup My name is April Schentrup. Alyse Young for NPR 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. "You can say it's the man sure," Philip says. They want to see loopholes in background checks closed. There are several areas of the abdomen where if one were hit, they would suffer from intense internal bleeding that would likely result in their death unless EMS arrived within seconds of the injury or if another individual quickly rendered effective first aid. Later finished off with multiple shots to the chest and abdomen. "It's not fair that she's not with us," Jacqueline said. (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. A Warner Bros. The Parkland trial is expected to continue into the fall, and victims families will soon have a chance to address the jury. One boy was hit with 12 gunshots, including four to the head. "I felt like I had to do something to help the families in whatever way I could." The day of the Parkland shooting, April Schentrup was at the nearby elementary school where she is the principal. 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. Do we know who that is, out of the injuries? 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." 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. 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. Schentrups personal stance puts him at odds with many of the victims families, including his own parents, who told CNN in a statement the death penalty is the right punishment for their daughters murderer. Satz again asked about the significance of the high-powered bullets. 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. 'I just want to know where my daughter is'. 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. The Rev. Carmen was in her AP Psychology class, just minutes from finishing the school day and returning home to our family. Trials of gunmen who have killed so many people in mass shootings are extremely rare, because they have almost always died during the attack. "I know we need to act. Shot a single time in the head from close range afterwards. 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. Youre able to confront your person in court, and thats what this is about, she said. Even so, Ms. Risher said she does not regret attending the trial, which she described as some of the hardest days of her life. 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. They. When they were younger, Schentrup and his sister were almost best friends, he said, thanks in part to how close they were in age. If they do, the judge can decide to follow the jurys recommendation or sentence the gunman to life in prison. I was thinking it could've been him or Kyle Laman but Kyle escaped and the body stayed put in the video. Robert Schentrup Mar 05, 2018 University of Central Florida Julie Halpert February 14: Valentine's Day. Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old child was gunned down at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14 . And maybe, maybe you'll be able to see her then. That the people that we lost are not forgotten.". "I see this as trying to make the world a better place for my kids who are still here," Philip 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. Full metal jacket rounds don't expand much if at all on entry, whereas hollow point bullets are meant to expand on entry. "We guard ourselves from it, we don't want to think about it. At times, she says, staying in Parkland felt "suffocating." I feel like I understand what happened that day, and I dont need to relive it.. I wasnt in the safe spot. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool). Victims relatives have filled several rows in the courtroom over the past two weeks, listening closely as the lead prosecutor, Michael J. Satz, called dozens of witnesses. Do you have a link to the tweet about it though by any chance ? The Schentrup family in 2016: Philip, Robert, April, Carmen and Evelyn. Later finished off with multiple shots to the chest and abdomen. "They needed to be away from all the problems and the stress behind everything. Some of the relatives have said they would not comment publicly for the duration of the trial. 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. "We become immune to tragedy," he says. 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.. Jurors have also watched surveillance footage of each victim being shot, and cellphone videos that students recorded during the shooting. They. 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. Smh who downvoted this lol? I followed every movement of his body. And then I couldn't stop crying. If we choose to wait, there will just be more parents like us. "I guess it was just too much change for me," she says, recalling her first panic attack: "I just started crying out of nowhere, and so I went to the bathroom to wipe off my tears, you know, fix my makeup, like a teenager would do. How the high-powered bullets ravaged childrens bodies. A couple minutes, Boiko said. "And then come tell me why we can't do things to keep our kids safe. A police officer also testified about spotting Cruz, wearing a burgundy polo and a cap, walking down a residential street a couple of miles from the school. or 'the Parkland activists!' We can change it. Ever since then, he has been working tirelessly on the issue of gun violence prevention, sitting on the Team Enough Executive Committee and helping lead a gun violence prevention chapter at his university. 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. When Carmen decided she wanted to learn German, she taught herself. Scott Beigel (Doorway of Room 1256): Killed instantly by a shot to the chest (at/near his heart according to witnesses). Testimony from other medical examiners made some victims relatives cry. "I just felt this urgency," Lundy says. ", Across The Country, Students Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence. Schentrups opposition to the death penalty was more of an intellectual response than an emotional one, he indicated. If the police did what they were supposed to do, we wouldnt be here.. We shouldnt even have to endure this trial. This is our second amendment right. Perhaps nothing highlights the spectrum of feelings on the shooters fate more than the disagreement between Schentrup and his parents. We dont have control over whats going on in the courtroom with the jury, she said. On top of that, Schentrup questions the common argument in support of capital punishment that the death penalty deters crime. 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. With the conclusion of his death penalty trial looming, families of the Parkland school shooters victims will soon learn whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison or be sentenced to death, an outcome many have indicated they prefer. ", A makeshift shrine for Carmen Schentrup stands outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 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. Carmen was 15. Alexander Dworet: Whose brother Nicholas was killed by Cruz, was grazed on the back of the head by a bullet. Martin Duque (1st floor hallway, east end): Multiple gunshot wounds, was initially alive by the time police arrived but died en route to receiving medical care. I wanted to show that we think different things. 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. They moved mostly for Philip's job; he works for a tech company based here. He stuck the barrel of his semi-automatic, assault-style rifle through and fired, bullets flying everywhere. hide caption. Do they know their names? Carmen Schentrup (Room 1213): Shot in the abdomen. And it's sad to think that I'm thankful that one out of two of my children came home from school.". In various places. And as the trial proper got underway this summer, he wanted to make that known. She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. April says when she tells people where they moved from, "They'll say 'Ohhhh! A makeshift shrine for Carmen Schentrup stands outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. We wanted to speak up.". 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. hide caption, Evelyn and April sit below a portrait of Carmen. 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. Nikolas Cruz, 23,. What made the hard days even worse was learning about all of the things that went wrong leading up to the shooting. They have reviewed disturbing photographs of children dead in classrooms. I think it may have been Martin Duque since when they found him he was alive but he died soon after they took him out of the school. ", Evelyn Schentrup wears a sweatshirt designed by students involved with the March for Our Lives organization. from Refinery 29: But also, because we discover that he's not with us. Cruz fired 139 rounds of 5.56-and-.223-caliber bullets during the rampage. 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. April, who worked as an elementary school principal near Parkland, Fla., now advocates for gun reform. Unlike his parents, he opposes the death penalty for the gunman. 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. The last line looks like it was transposed from Alex S. Youre welcome, thank you for pointing that out btw. We want to see them grow up to be happy and healthy. 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. "Just laying there still and there. Alyse Young for NPR 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. Photos of the Schentrup family and their daughter Carmen fill the living room of the family's new home. And were not all in opposition. Chris Hixon (first floor hallway, west end): Initially shot multiple times in the leg (s). "If police did their job that day the shooter would've been killed at MSD. Many have indicated they support the death penalty, a stance underscored by the raw and painful testimony parents and other family members gave during the trial, detailing how the killers actions had robbed them not only of their children and loved ones but also their futures and all the memories that would have been made. We had alot of broken security cams/blindspots, alot of kids had sex in the school. Carmen was a c-section baby and wanted to come out breach, but luckily, Carmen entered this world a healthy baby. He shot her on top of her head, he shot her in the heart, he shot her in the spine. If the projectile hit the kidney or the arteries connected to it, that would also be quickly fatal. Dr. Boiko described autopsies of four students, and the details were gut-wrenching. The Schentrup family in 2016: Philip, Robert, April, Carmen and Evelyn. The nature of a death-penalty trial requires documenting brutal crimes in painful detail, even when the defendants guilt has never been in doubt. Also it could be that whoever originally stated he was shot in the back of the head (report came from one of the officers who evacuated Coach Hixon) saw the back of the head wound and mistook it for an entry wound when it couldve been an exit wound actually. For Nicholas Dworet, we definitely now know he was with the group that went to the more exposed corner. And when rescue came, they didn't take her with them.'". It's definitely not easy. We believe under Florida law a death sentence is the appropriate outcome.. While son Robert remained in Florida to attend college, the rest of the family moved to Washington state. The same girl, who was shot nine times, suffered another fatal wound that severed her spinal cord. Very quickly, news started spreading that there had been a shooting at her daughters' high school. Rumors started spreading like wildfire that Carmen had been shot and was left in the building as other students were evacuated. The first hint she got that something was wrong was when she received a baffling text message from daughter Evelyn. This Thursday, one year after the shooting, the Schentrups will be at their new home, outside Seattle. The Schentrups have little patience for the argument that it's the shooter that's the problem, not the weapon. "If you realize that 90% of the stuff. The 16-year-old was a 2017 National Merit Scholar semifinalist. 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. 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. We have to spend days working on her body. They talk about their views with family members who are gun owners and NRA members, and admit that those conversations can be painful. Martin Duque Anguiano, 14, appeared to try to shield himself, based on defensive wounds to the hands, Boiko said. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. And she was an enthusiastic fan of comic books, cartoons and British television. And hopefully that doing something creates a change for the positive. Carmen Schentrup died February 14, 2018 in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. "She was driven by a curiosity about the world, and her place in it.". You do feel like that. Carmen Schentrup had a laser focus on her future a straight-A student and National Merit . This story was originally published July 22, 2022, 5:22 PM. Hers is one of 17 shrines to the victims of the Parkland shooting. 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. In conversations with friends and acquaintances, he felt many were simply deferring to what the victims families wanted, he said. 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. Jamie Guttenburg (Just inside 3rd floor stairwell): Shot in the back through the spinal cord. Im pretty sure he saw Cruz and then turned to run and was shot in the back of the head while he was turning. At the time more than two years before the start of the trial Schulman said to secure the death penalty instead, families would have to live through the trauma of a trial and relive the murders of their loved ones. How old are they? But Schentrup also pointed to cases in which innocent people were executed for crimes they didnt commit and use of the death penalty against people with intellectual disabilities. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. ", "Yes, whether you call him crazy or just evil, he's the guy who pulled the trigger. In a general sense he felt he was opposed to it. April, who worked as an elementary school principal near Parkland, Fla., now advocates for gun reform. "It's a hard story to tell," April adds. I want people to do something. from People: It's only two weeks since Monisha was not with us anymore. The Buffalo gunman left a manifesto saying he specifically chose the AR-15 because of its high-capacity magazines and ability to kill effectively.. 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 . ABOUT 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. Then Nicholas Dworet rapidly fell over in front of me. But if that is true, I dont think its been publicly avalible at least. "It was hard in the beginning, and it's still hard," she says, her voice trembling, "because we miss [Carmen]. 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. At the time she died, Carmen had been accepted into the University of Florida's honors program, with dreams of becoming a medical researcher. A few questions, if you know the answers. "I say those words. For example, there was the implicit pressure to be "Parkland Strong. from CNN: Some people are just sad he's not with us anymore. 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. The family does not like to disagree. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Private Coaching with Ole; Special Journey with Ole; Press Info & Photos; Book an Interview; Ole on Global Tour; Speaker Engagements; MEMBERS. Chris Hixon (first floor hallway, west end): Initially shot multiple times in the leg(s). The book and Schentrups own research opened his eyes to issues many opponents of capital punishment point to in their critiques of the death penalty, one being its racist history in the United States and how unevenly its applied to defendants of color. 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. She wanted to get into the best colleges she could.". Late in the night, she received a devastating phone call from the sister of one of Carmen's classmates. 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. Even when I was in highschool back in the early 2010s, they had to start locking bathrooms for kids sneaking in to do all kinds of shit. Couresy of the Schentrup family Robert, 18, a college freshman, highlights his sister's competitive streak. (In a grim irony, Alaina who wanted to join the military and had joined the schools Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program herself liked shooting the same weapon.). 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. Three years ago, when defense attorneys said the gunman would plead guilty for a life sentence without parole, Michael B. Schulman whose son, geography teacher Scott Beigel was one of three staff members killed wrote an op-ed for the South Florida Sun Sentinel calling for prosecutors to accept the plea. Membership Signup; Member Login, etc. 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 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 musician and driven student, Carmen had dreams of becoming a medical researcher and finding a cure for the neurodegenerative disease ALS. Cruz walked up to him and subsequently shot him several times before finishing him off with a single shot to the head. Questions like, how many kids do you have? "I just felt this urgency," Lundy says. "Since February 14, this is every day. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Couresy of the Schentrup family The relief that freshman Evelyn was okay, was followed by panic. ", The Schentrup family stands for a group portrait outside their home in Parkland, Fla., on Tuesday. Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 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. Cruz waived his right to be present at the viewing. Alyse Young for NPR The aggravating factors include that the murders were heinous, atrocious or cruel, and that they were committed in a cold, calculated and premeditated way. Photos seen by the jurors, and later reviewed by reporters, revealed the damage was massive: small entrance wounds, with massive, gaping exits wounds. Placing his arm across my body and my head underneath his back. Was killed after running to the scene of the shooting in an attempt to neutralize Cruz. Their strength has become hers, April says. April always wears bracelets in honor of Carmen and the 16 other victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Her parents, Philip and April, speak with soft wonder. She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. 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. They were among the 17 people killed by a gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Valentine's Day in 2018. And if so, live through that.. As far as leg wounds, they're not usually fatal but if the femoral artery is hit, it can be fatal very quickly. Carmen died one week shy of her 17th birthday. The urn is blue: Carmen's favorite color. On Friday, jurors and family members of victims heard from Associate Medical Examiner Dr. Iouri Boiko, who performed autopsies on a number of MSD students the day after the massacre, which killed 17 students and staff. Zero USA Founder & CEO Robert Schentrup is brother to Carmen Schentrup, one of the 17 victims of the Parkland School Shooting. 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. It took more than four years for the sounds of shots fired at Marjory Stoneman Dougla 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. 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. It makes sense that most of the wounded were shot in the arms or legs. A. Carmen was a beautiful, caring, talented, smart, and witty 16 year old. Such is the nature of capital punishment: Pursuing a death sentence, even against a defendant whose guilt has never been in doubt, requires putting a community that has already survived an unthinkable tragedy through more agony. "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. 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. There is also some information around about how he apparently was sharing a Snapchat just moments before he was shot and killed. David Ovalle covers crime and courts in Miami. Still trying. It was just like a river of tears down my face. 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