Alyse Young for NPR ", Her mother remembers, "She called me just saying, 'I can't breathe. 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. 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. The urn is blue: Carmen's favorite color. ", April always wears bracelets in honor of Carmen and the 16 other victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Carmens murder was hard, Schentrup said, for him and his family. But they feel they can't stay silent any longer. hide caption. I also want to make sure that Carmen's not forgotten. Chris Hixon (first floor hallway, west end): Initially shot multiple times in the leg(s). from People: It's only two weeks since Monisha was not with us anymore. "But again, it just didn't feel right. 2/21/01-2/14/18. Later finished off with multiple shots to the chest and abdomen. "Well you should. Rumors started spreading like wildfire that Carmen had been shot and was left in the building as other students were evacuated. "But we hope for them.". . In Alainas case, she was shot four times. At the Parkland Trial, Families Must Endure Grisly Evidence on Repeat, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/us/parkland-school-shooting-trial.html. 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. A subreddit centered on the phenomenon of mass murder and the perpetrators who commit them, their motivations, crimes and the psychology of these individuals. As inspiration, the Schentrups give credit to the Parkland students who have created a nationwide movement around this issue. 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. "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. 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. Carmen was a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, one of 53 in Broward County. That day, the shooter shouldve been stopped, Mr. Schentrups mother, April Schentrup, said. So I don't know. Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. Carmen Schentrup (Room 1213): Shot in the abdomen. Carmen Schentrup (Room 1213): Shot in the abdomen. In terms of abdominal gunshot wounds, it really just depends what the bullet hits as it passes through and what sort of bullet. I also feel a certain responsibility to let it be known, he added, so people can if theyre saying, well, I defer to the victims make an informed choice about their own feelings on this issue.. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. 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. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and making others laugh. The more the Schentrups learned, the angrier they got. "I say those words. The Schentrups also contend with this: the troubling sense that their sharp, individual loss has been swallowed up, overtaken by the post-Parkland movement. 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 . I then placed myself underneath his lifeless body. "I felt like I had to do something to help the families in whatever way I could.". 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. hide caption, Evelyn and April sit below a portrait of Carmen. GoFundMe; Facebook, Joan Cox. Couresy of the Schentrup family "If you realize that 90% of the stuff. I once saw Victoria, Joaquins girlfriend, tweet something how an msd memorial page posted a video on Instagram of Joaquins body while the students were being evacuated by police. ", "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. With more urgency than ever before, the Schentrups support gun control measures such as banning the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. hide caption, Carmen skipped a grade early on, and her parents say she never lost her strong sense of self-determination. "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. In memory of Carmen SchentrupCarmen Schentrup My name is April Schentrup. Some shook their heads in anger or disbelief, others sat with their eyes closed, looking crushed. This story was originally published July 22, 2022, 5:22 PM. On Thursday, jurors also heard about Cruzs nonchalance after he escaped from the school. The Schentrup family in 2016: Philip, Robert, April, Carmen and Evelyn. 25 Feb 2023 22:05:43 The 12-person jury has also seen numerous surveillance video clips, chronicling Cruzs methodical attack, firing into classrooms through windows on the doors, sprinting to the third floor and gunning down terrified students gathered in the hallway. 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. Robert, 18, a college freshman, highlights his sister's competitive streak. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. In the years since, Schentrup has moved to Seattle, Washington, and, like many other victims relatives, has poured himself into addressing gun violence: Today he works on the organizing team for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and helps manage its youth program called Team ENOUGH. "And I walk up to her and say, 'Hey, would you like daddy to help you read the book?' They'll be adding their voices to a chorus of demands that political leaders act to reform gun laws. Their strength has become hers, April says. 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. This will not help us heal and get any kind of closure, Michael B. Schulman, whose 35-year-old son, Scott J. Beigel, was killed in the shooting, wrote in 2019 in The South Florida Sun Sentinel. A witness said he was shot "10 times" in the right leg. "She learned how to read well before kindergarten," recalls April. . Teen mental health crisis: 'TikTok has completely changed the game',Student who learned to self-harm online worries about others falling down a dark hole. 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. "We become immune to tragedy," he says. Couresy of the Schentrup family They want to see loopholes in background checks closed. On March 24, the Schentrups will travel to Washington, D.C. for March for Our Lives, a protest calling for stricter gun regulation. Isabel Chequer: Shot twice but not badly injured. Aaron Feis (first floor stairwell, west end): Shot in the back of the head. Updated Scott Beigel (Doorway of Room 1256): Killed instantly by a shot to the chest (at/near his heart according to witnesses). Green sticky notes mark pages of photos from Carmen's childhood that April selected to use during the funeral. 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. Being told, when the medical examiner gives the body back to the funeral home, 'You can't see her. It layers on a whole bunch of other things to it, he said, just having kind of everyone know about it, and maybe not know I was related to it., Schentrup struggles, he said, with the preconceived notions that people have about the shooting. hide caption. We believe under Florida law a death sentence is the appropriate outcome.. "All I kept saying was, 'I just want to know where my daughter is,'" she says. We want to make it an academic debate, because then we don't have to feel the pain and suffering of others. 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. Image Credit: Amy Beth Bennett/AP/Shutterstock. At times, she says, staying in Parkland felt "suffocating." 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. 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. 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. ", Across The Country, Students Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence. A couple minutes, Boiko said. Carmen strikes a pose for her younger sister, Evelyn, before homecoming in the fall of 2017. We had alot of broken security cams/blindspots, alot of kids had sex in the school. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. One girl suffered five wounds, including a fatal one to the head. ", Green sticky notes mark pages of photos from Carmen's childhood that April selected to use during the funeral. We have to want to. "It's almost a compulsion," Philip says, of his and April's activism. And other days it's a lot harder.". Full metal jacket rounds don't expand much if at all on entry, whereas hollow point bullets are meant to expand on entry. She was the student whose body was visible in the the highly circulated photo/video that showed the students being evacuated from room 1213. Do you have a link to the tweet about it though by any chance ? The gunman kept asking him for a ride, even following Wilford to his moms car in the parking lot. I think it could be either one of them tbh since we dont have a definitive answer right now. Meadow Pollack (Alcove of Room 1249): Shot initially 4 times when trying to cross the third floor hallway. Wilford declined. "I went close to get a better gauge and she wasn't moving and she was just laying there," she said. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 25 Feb/23. ", The Schentrup family stands for a group portrait outside their home in Parkland, Fla., on Tuesday. 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. When Carmen decided she wanted to learn German, she taught herself. The Buffalo gunman left a manifesto saying he specifically chose the AR-15 because of its high-capacity magazines and ability to kill effectively.. Died on the golf cart en route to the triage center set up outside the school. This is the part where people try to convince me that vengeance should make me feel better and that it will bring me closure so that I can continue to heal., But I do not f**king care, Schentrup wrote, because my sister is dead, and killing someone else will not bring her back.. 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. At least one family walked out of the courtroom during Dr. Boikos testimony. It makes sense that most of the wounded were shot in the arms or legs. 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. 2/21/2001 - 2/14/2018. Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. The Schentrups learned about warnings made to the FBI's tip line weeks and months before, alerting the agency to specific threats the shooter had made; the FBI has admitted those tips fell through the cracks. Also on Friday, jurors saw the spent AR-15 magazine clips found on the scene. But Feb. 14, we're just gonna be together.". Dr. Iouri Boiko, an associate Broward County medical examiner, said the high-velocity bullets from the AR-15-style rifle caused extensive damage, blowing off body parts and killing victims when their fragments reached internal organs. 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. 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. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and making others laugh. "It'll never be Valentine's Day for us," April adds. Some of the relatives have said they would not comment publicly for the duration of the trial. 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. The Schentrups have traded the palm trees of southern Florida for snowy mountain views outside Seattle. But she was like a lot of other teens, too, with a close-knit group of friends she would always hang out with, Schentrup remembered. I just can't be here.' The Rev. And as the trial proper got underway this summer, he wanted to make that known. If the projectile hit the kidney or the arteries connected to it, that would also be quickly fatal. "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. Philip talks with Evelyn before leaving for work. Satz again asked about the significance of the high-powered bullets. This includes mass shooters, bombers, terrorists, and family annihilators. Carmen Marie Schentrup. Carmen SCHENTRUP. 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.. How was Aaron shot in the back of the head if he was facing the shooter and tried to grab the gun? But Schentrup hopes that by sharing his personal stance others will examine the issue for themselves. "Parkland happened because of a series of cascading, systemic failures, which . 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. Youre able to confront your person in court, and thats what this is about, she said. "We guard ourselves from it, we don't want to think about it. I don't really know what they mean yet.". 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 . Photos of the Schentrup family and their daughter Carmen fill the living room of the family's new home. A few questions, if you know the answers. 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. 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. '", Carmen Schentrup at age six. On Valentine's Day 2018, my world forever changed. Do they know their names? No one could tell them anything. 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. Carmen was a beautiful, caring, talented, smart, and witty 16 year old. Alyse Young for NPR Anthony Borges, who was 15 at the time of the massacre, testified about being shot five times while he was in the hallway. Melissa Block/NPR Unfortunately, Carmen never made it out of her classroom alive. That the people that we lost are not forgotten.". A Warner Bros. Very quickly, news started spreading that there had been a shooting at her daughters' high school. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Stacey Lynn Lippel: A language arts teacher, grazed on the arm by a bullet, Samantha Grady: Minorly injured by shrapnel, was sitting next to Helena Ramsey, who died. 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. The teen was shot eight times and would have stayed alive for a short time. This during the penalty phase in the trial of confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz who previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. ", April Schentrup can imagine what that feels like. One fatal shot pierced her chest, then her heart, lungs and ribs. All Rights Reserved. Her mom was amazing and did great as well. Carmen was one of the school's 10 National Merit Scholar semifinalists Alania Petty (Room 1216): Shot somewhere in the upper torso or possibly the neck. 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.. Carmen was a c-section baby and wanted to come out breach, but luckily, Carmen entered this world a healthy baby. I have corrected it now. Her parents, Philip and April, speak with soft wonder. 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. Smh who downvoted this lol? The Schentrups have never considered themselves activists; this will be the first time they've taken part in a protest. Up until now, the Schentrups haven't spoken to the media about the shooting. or 'the Parkland activists!' Placing his arm across my body and my head underneath his back. High-Capacity magazines April, speak with soft wonder a grade early on and... 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