"I was shaking. I didnt know how to get excited for the team when my kid wasnt on the floor. #NeverAgain is to honor the 17 lives that have been lost and to make sure that no child is unjustly deprived of growth, learning, and safety while in school.. "I'm so thankful he was there to help everybody," she said, calling him a "really amazing teacher.". Would you like to react to this message? They dont know what theyre talking about. I cried and swept it under the rug. But then, our confusion became panic. Since they didn't do what was needed then, let the court get it right this time," Carmen Schentrup's mother, April Schentrup, wrote. Robert Schentrup is brother to Carmen Schentrup, one of the 17 victims of the Parkland School Shooting. Sandy Hook 10 Years Later: Remembering the 89 Students Killed in School Shootings From that Day Until Now Twenty-two fatal shootings have taken place at elementary, middle and high schools in the United States since the 2012 Sandy Hook attack. Candles for victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are placed at a vigil at Pine Trail Park in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 16, 2018. Some Parkland survivors became activists, launching a national, youth-led movement demanding an end to gun violence. She loved arts and crafts, dancing, music and watching Alex Trebek host "Jeopardy!," her mother said. At 17 years old, the enormity of the Feb. 14 rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High is hard for her to grapple with. Video was taken showing a happy-go-lucky Maddy moments before the shooter opened fire last year. "If police did their job that day the shooter would've been killed at MSD. One by one, the relatives and friends of the 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., took the stand in court this week and divulged to a jury the depths of their despair since losing loved ones to gunfire four years ago on Valentines Day. "I didn't talk to them. 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. Ten minutes before dismissal, the fire alarm rang for the second time that day. Robert Schentrup, whose 16-year-old sister Carmen was killed in the shooting, opposes the death penalty altogether. "The improvement I witnessed from him was admirable and inspiring," Alexander Kaminsky, the school's director of bands, told the Sun Sentinel. 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. "She aspired for that greatness," Lori Alhadeff said. She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. Our innocence has been robbed from us. Blood-smeared hallways. What if instead of crouching over on top of each other and everyone huddled like that, what if we all stood up against the wall like sardines?" Theyre trying to catch us off guard.. "She was an avid reader and loved Harry Potter books, Hunger Games and Wonder Woman. The precocious teenager was a National Merit Finalist, though she never knew it, as the award came the day after she was killed, her parents said. They're not alone. 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. Jaime Guttenberg was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and was killed when former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire at the school Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. 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Id hear, Oh, thats sad. He wonders whether he'll be the happy kid he was before Feb. 14. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. But, for the first time, jurors examined crime scene and autopsy photos of deceased students. "He was always a giving guy, he was always there for people, he had a big heart. She was involved in her church youth group and different . You fill our lives with loving memories that we will always cherish. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs contributed reporting. Alyssa Alhadeff was on track to play soccer in college and had dreamed of one day being on the U.S. women's national team, her mother said. And I eventually realized something: there was no more Carmen Squared. "And then he never called me.". "At least once a month you go back to the horrible memory without wanting to," he said. Cruz, 23, has previously pleaded guilty to murdering 14 students and three staffers in the rampage. His head is clouded with thoughts of the shooting he misses having a clear mind. The convicted killer faces the death penalty or life in prison without parole. It took about eight years for most of the Columbine students to move past the tragedy, said New York-based author Dave Cullen, who spent 10 years writing a book about the Colorado school shooting. "Scott's cross-country team loved him as he loved each and every one of them. Gina Montaltos father struggles with his marriage, strained from grieving the loss of his daughter. To this day, I still hear from many of them," Schulman said. Gunsmoke so thick it veiled classrooms. Luke Hoyers mother called Christmas nearly unbearable. "When running out into the hallway, I step on glass, bullet shells, and blood. We had to step over bodies to get out," she said. At home, Reoven was overwhelmed with emotions. Teacher Juletta Matlock said she first thought the sounds outside her classroom were part of an active shooter drill. 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Count 10 of 17 in the penalty phase is for the murder of Carmen Schentrup who Nikolas Cruz killed on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, according to Scherer. And he gave me a kiss, 'I love you too.' At that point I started to hear the whimpering and the moans and groans of the kids who were shot, she testified. You are a gift from God and into His arms you return. September 27, 2022 at 3:00 a.m. EDT Robert Schentrup moved across the country to Washington state with his parents after his sister Carmen was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. I didn't respond. High grades and school involvement were a huge part of Gina's life. Schentrup was "mature beyond her years," her parents said, yet "still a kid at heart.". "It sounded like three gunshots to me cause the sound it made was really loud," she said. Student Kelsey Friend told ABC News that Beigel unlocked a classroom door during the gunfire and ushered students inside. Hui Wang becomes emotional as she is asked to hold a photograph of Peter Wang, her son. Feb. 14 rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, Frank DeAngelis, who was principal of Columbine. Unfortunately, tragedy struck home and we were unable to celebrate the joyous occasion with her. The surgeon explained, Your spine is a mush. This Broke Me: Parkland Trial Reveals Depths of Families Sorrow, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/us/parkland-shooting-trial-victims-families.html. The father and daughter say their whole family is in therapy to deal with the aftermath of the shooting and have even gotten a service dog for comfort. She, too, was a target at the end of a shooter's barrel, this one at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. Nineteen years after that mass shooting, those survivors have hit the lows and highs of grief and acceptance, and have settled into a new normal from the tragedy. Satz again asked about the significance of the high-powered bullets. There is no time where you can say, 'OK, you are healed now.'". Nikolas Cruz, 22, who is charged in the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, is scheduled for a hearing to take place Monday. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. You are an amazing daughter, sister, and friend. The football coach worked two, sometimes three jobs, he added. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. She had exactly one week until she turned 17. But Robert Schentrup -- whose 16-year-old sister Carmen was among the 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018 -- isn't one of them. Maddy Wilford has trouble breathing with her right lung. A precocious 16-year-old girl ready to head to college and "change the world." And a high school football coach who ran toward the sound of gunfire, trying to shield students. Twitter / Via Twitter: @kalsxx_ Carmen Schentrup, 16, was a smart student and piano player . FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Tearful teachers recalled acts of courage by their students amid the hellish aftermath of the Parkland school massacre in testimony at killer Nikolas Cruzs sentencing trial Wednesday. ", Her dad offered to come pick her up, but she regained her composure: "I said, 'I'll be fine.'". "I said, 'Love you.' They frequently reached for tissues. Could anyone please clarify? "I couldn't wait to teach her drive. R. Kelly has received. Carmen Marie Schentrup 2/21/01-2/14/18. I thought it was that drill. "We were very much looking forward to having her join our community.". He was a former student and was also a security guard at the school where he had worked for eight years. We heard every shot echoing across the campus. Gina always took great pride in her education. Pollack, a senior had been accepted to Lynn University in Boca Raton, according to ABC affiliate WPLG. "Those first seven to 10 shots do rattle through my mind, and then as soon as that happens I start adding detail," Fischer said. Jaime Guttenbergs mother finds it impossible to watch her beloved Florida Gators play football, because they were also her daughters favorite team. But 16-year-old Carmen Schentrup was lying facedown in a pool of blood. [58] [59] Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach and security guard, was killed as he shielded two students. Chris Hixon, the school's athletic director and head wrestling coach, died running toward the shooting. Candles that were placed on crosses still glow after last nights vigil for victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at Pine Trail Park, Feb. 16, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. A program is seen from the funeral of Alyssa Alhadeff at the Garden of Aaron at Star of David Memorial Gardens, Feb. 16, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. Alhadeff was one of 17 people killed in the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In another video, however, the picture in the hallway that should be coach Hixon appears to be that of Luke Hoyer lying next to Gina Montalto. Helena Ramsay was a "graceful young woman who played the clarinet, was a strong, competent swimmer, a fast sprinter," her mother, Anne Ramsay, said in court last year. Students who experienced the shooting that took 17 lives on Feb. 14, 2018 recallharrowing memories. Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. He believes the only reason he's alive today is because one of the shooters decided to pursue another victim up a stairway instead of coming after him. All of the kids here are. I wanted it quiet, but I needed it loud.". I lost innocence, she said of the shooting. The heart-rending testimonies concluded on Thursday after the jury toured the school building where the mass shooting took place. "He yelled from upstairs, 'Mom, thank you for my Valentine card and candy,'" she recalled in court last year. She said she didn't want "any other parent to go through the pain and anguish I go through every day.". "Coach Hixon, for me, was a father figure," wrestler Karlos Valentin said, the Sun Sentinel reported. "He died saving many people. I miss hearing his voice say 'Mom. The 18-year-old now has an internship at the same trauma center she was treated for her injuries and coaches basketball. Published: 01:58 EST, 15 February 2019 | Updated: 07:04 EST, 15 February 2019. With several kids bleeding profusely, Reoven used a baby blanket to tie a tourniquet on one injured girl with the help of another student. "My job is to protect my children," Guttenberg said at a vigil, his voice cracking. Dr. Iouri Boiko, a forensic pathologist with the Broward County Medical Examiners Office, performed the autopsy. She was a child of promise and potential who sought to help people with incurable diseases by studying biochemistry in college. To this day, loud noises balloons popping, fire alarms ringing take him back. Seventeen students and staff were killed in the 2018 Stoneman Douglas massacre. We celebrated with cake and released balloons with words of love for her. Wikander, his arm still in a sling, is not. Watch Live: Nikolas Cruz Court Hearing. Alyssa Alhadeffs father, Dr. Ilan Alhadeff, repeatedly yelled through tears: This is not normal! He said his wife occasionally sprays Alyssas perfume just to try and smell her.. From left, Morgan Williams, Ivanna Paitan and Danielle Gilbert, all students in Ronit Reoven's psychology class. Every time we spoke, our curious minds obsessed over the intricate and astonishing universe and our determined personalities were ready to change the world for the better. And they said there would be a drill forthcoming of an active shooter. But the industry is largely unregulated and unproven, often gruesome video and autopsy evidence. - Meadow Pollack and Cara Loughran: Meadow was shot 4 times in the hallway on the third floor. She was merely 16 years old, but was a senior and a National Merit Finalist. She was beautiful, caring, funny, brilliant and musically talented the kind of daughter a mom can't help but be proud of. It was a new role for me, and I didnt like it. . Youll be lucky if you wake up functioning. I couldnt feel from the neck down. Only when she saw the blood did Daniela Menescal grasp what it meant. Was Luke dressed in black shorts that day? Apparently Aaron Feis was shot twice with at least one shot being to the upper torso. Nicholas Dworet was extremely passionate about swimming and was headed to the University of Indianapolis on an athletic scholarship, his family said. "I coached with him. Schentrup, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in . Carmen Schentrup: She was in her AP Psych class, room 1213. The teen helped rebuild areas of Florida after the state was hit by Hurricane Irma in September 2017. Editor's note: This story originally was published in 2018 and has since been updated. "He always wanted to be the best dad he could be," Corona said. She always looked for ways to help others.". I couldn't wait to see her graduate and ultimately become a pediatric physical therapist, working her dream job," he said. Outside the school, angel stakes for each of the 17 victims bordered the school's landscaped sign. She never had her first kiss. "We really didn't have enough time for ourselves to fix our heads. "Gina will be missed not only by her family, but by everyone whose life she touched. 'Dealing with the fact that I basically died.'. "What if we were able to maneuver the desk? After the shooting, Room 1214 created a text group, in search of comfort from those who heard the same gunfire, saw the same bloodshed and feared for their lives in the very same space. I went close to get a better gauge and she wasntmoving and she was just laying there, she said. And it was such a relief that I for a long time could not be angry,' David said. "They literally changed overnight. I know you're in a better place.". Is this correct? Some say they are no longer defined by the shooting that derailed their lives. Benjamin Wikanders radial nerve was damaged so badly that he still must wear an arm brace. The shots got louder and louder.. 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. It was a pure miracle.'. CARMEN SCHENTRUP OBITUARY Carmen Schentrup died February 14, 2018 in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. ", West Point officials called Wang a "brave young man" and posthumously offered him admission "for his heroic actions.". The family no longer gathers for Chinese New Year because celebrating holidays has become too painful. In one unfinished English class assignment, a student had written: We go to school every day of the week and we take it all for granted. He was struck twice in his right leg, once in his left leg and twice in his torso. Always analyzing, my brain took this data and churned out one of the scariest statistics I've ever heard: there was a one-in-four chance that my sister was among the dead. I couldn't wait to see her achieve her dream of getting into the University of Florida and rooming with her cousin and living her best life. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS locked down day after 5th anniversary of shooting massacre that killed 17, Parkland families back law to make applying death penalty easier in Florida, Brooklyn man running from Manhattan to Montauk to raise money for gun reform, Lawyer who flipped off camera at Nikolas Cruzs trial now under investigation. "She had the fire to fight.". But today, Im taking the lid off that box.. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Ronit Reoven testified that her pupils comforted each other while huddled in a quaking mass as the sounds of Cruzs shots drew closer during the Feb. 14, 2018 massacre. That's why her parents, Philip and April, started the Carmen Schentrup ALS Research Fund, also known as "Carmen's Dream," through the ALS Foundation. "Meadow was a lovely young woman, who was full of energy," said university spokeswoman Jamie D'Aria, according to WPLG. "I got up in a panic and I was ready to run," he said. Meadow Pollack "was an old soul with an understanding of the world far beyond her years," her mother, Shara Kaplan, said in court last year. Before hearing from victims families and relatives, the jury listened to 17 survivors who were wounded in the shooting recount how they suffered their injuries and what lingering effects remained from being hit with high-velocity gunshots. Hes angry at me convincing him to run.. In reference to Helena Ramsey's injuries: I appreciate the videos posted and the discussion of the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. I didnt know how to be the parent of a kid who didnt play. Carmen pushed herself to do her best in school, piano, and learning new things, such as German. Get updates on developing stories as they happen with our free breaking news email alerts. Carmen admitted that she had already showed the poem to her mother, almost like a farewell that she had foreseen. Ben Crandell - South Florida Sun Sentinel (TNS) Feb 12, 2023. Carmen Schentrup, 17, was fatally shot. Columbine High School Massacre Discussion Forum. She hasn't cried in recent days. Little did I know, my body was a newborn again. Dworet died one month before his 18th birthday. I just sent her to school and she was shot and killed', Luke Hoyer (left), 15, was described as a 'precious' child by his grandparents, who said he was a 'good kid' who 'never got in trouble'. the jury listened to 17 survivors who were wounded in the shooting recount how they suffered their injuries and what lingering effects remained . Kaplan described Pollack as empathetic, inclusive and strong. He was survived by his wife and two sons. "He was sweet and caring and loved by everyone in his family," his older brother, Miguel Duque, wrote on a GoFundMe page. What the 12 jurors and 10 alternates saw inside Building 12 of Stoneman Douglas High, which has been fenced off and unused since the day of the shooting, was a moment frozen in time, a joyful holiday interrupted by a deadly rampage. Carmen Schentrup, 16. A former student has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder after he allegedly entered the school with a semi-automatic rifle, tripped the fire alarm, and began shooting other students.. ", "The kids in this community loved him, adored him," Israel said. ", "Jaime was such a special kid. 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. She will always carry tiny bullet fragments embedded underneath her skin. Apparently Peter Wang was actually one of the first killed (in that group of 3 who were shot first) and actually didn't save anyone. Her parents, Philip and April, speak with soft wonder. "By year eight, they were telling me they were really ready to be done with it, and it no longer defined them. In one of the videos it states that the bodies of Helena Ramsey as well as Coach Hixon can be seen as students are evacuated. A photo of Meadow Pollack, one of the seventeen victims who was killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, sits against a cross as part of a public memorial, in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 17, 2018. Laptops remained opened, class work incomplete. "Parkland happened because of a series of cascading, systemic failures, which . "Don't tell me there is no such thing as gun violence.". She took in the bullet-riddled laptops, the shattered glass and then, just a few feet away, the image that will always stay with her: the bodies of her two classmates, Nick Dworet and Helena Ramsay, nestled together, his head on her lap. Thats my girl, Helena Ramsey, she said. ROTC student Peter Wang, 15, (right) also died. The teen loved "Star Wars" and was an "old soul," who "always tried to see the best in people," his family said. She volunteered at a local project called The Friendship Initiative as a buddy for children with special needs. Thank you for the clarification. Period," Reoven said. But now Maddy says the trauma has taken a toll on her life, leaving her less motivated to go to school or be involved with activities. ", "The fact that he died saving lives, the guy's a hero," high school student Ryan Mackman said. Today, he wonders what his funeral would have been like. I hope this isn't real. Lori Alhadeff, the mother of Alyssa Alhadeff, who died in the shooting, reaches over to comfort her own mother, Theresa Robinovitz, after she read her victim impact statement. We had a training in the auditorium in January, she said. Cruz, armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, then shot into her classroom, unleashing clouds of dust and debris, said Reoven, recalling how she peeked over her desk to survey the room when the volleys faded. Rebecca Bogart, 17, from Room 1214, said it's been hard to find peace since that day not even in her usual spot in the Everglades, where she has always gone to catch the sunsets and unwind. Follow our live coverage of the decision in the Parkland shooting trial. Meadow Pollack, 18, (right) was preparing for college, Cara Loughran, 14, (left) loved Irish dancing and the beach. Injuries (could only find descriptions for 14 of the 17 injured): Anthony Borges: He was shot five times. Student Ben Wikander, 17, had been shot in the arm. Nearly two months after the shooting, images haunt the students and teachers who were inside the classrooms ambushed that day. . ROTC student Peter Wang, 15, (right) also died.. "So then I'm playing all the what-ifs, and it's killing me because really there was nothing we could do. "I couldn't wait to see her graduate. Feb. 14, 2018, was the last morning Gena Hoyer had with her youngest child, her "precious Lukey bear," who loved basketball and chicken nuggets. She and a friend made their escape. "That is where I go to see my kid now.". Carmen Schentrup was known as quirky, sarcastic and witty. . The Olivers later started a nonprofit organization called Change the Ref, a platform inspired by their son in part to educate and empower youth in the movement to end gun violence. Wilford discussed the trauma in the aftermath of the shooting, saying she has to fight to stay motivate to attend school, Her father, David Wilford, praised his daughter's resilience as she now interns at the same trauma center she was treated at and coaches basketball. 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