This whole fear, like set over me. She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. She always looked for ways to help others.". Another shredded her right arm. [60] It's too soon to tell for Parkland students. My name is Robert Schentrup, and I'm the older brother of Carmen Schentrup, one of the 17 victims of the Stoneman Douglas school shooting. "I said, 'Love you.' But the industry is largely unregulated and unproven, often gruesome video and autopsy evidence. I was just shaking. Luke Hoyers mother called Christmas nearly unbearable. She was a Girl Scout, a church volunteer, a soccer player and Color Guard member who "earned top-notch grades," The Miami Herald reported. The teachers' testimony came a day after jurors saw surveillance video. Carmen Schentrup: She was in her AP Psych class, room 1213. It's easier than waking parents in the middle of the night when visions of the shooting flood their heads. "She led the team on and off the field.". It was very loud. FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis. All of the kids here are. I have a box over my heart with a lid so tightly closed, trying to keep all my emotions under control, said Linda Beigel Schulman, who lost her son, Scott J. Beigel, a geography teacher. 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?" Even a happy occasion a surprise visit from Miami Heat basketball star Dwyane Wade on March 7 unnerved him. The bullets went through Meadows body and also killed Cara. "We are absolutely gutted," Fontana wrote on Facebook. Miller describes the days and weeks after the shooting as dark and painful. Students said that Peter held the door open for others while they fled, Alex Schachter, 14, (left) was described by his father Max as a 'sweetheart of a child' who 'just wanted to do well and please his parents'. 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. 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. Peter Wang, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is seen in this photo near a memorial in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 16, 2018. We were Carmen Squared. His mother, Annika Dworet, said in court in 2022 through tears, "We have an empty bedroom in our house. Carmen Schentrup is pictured in this undated photo. Unfortunately, Carmen never made it out of her classroom alive. 2/21/2001 - 2/14/2018. Wikander, his arm still in a sling, is not. My two boys played for him," said Scott Israel, who was Broward County sheriff at the time of the shooting. "We really didn't have down time for ourselves to sit in quiet for eight hours, to just stare at the clouds, to do whatever we needed to do to help ourselves to cope outside of school.". 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. Rumors started spreading like wildfire that Carmen had been shot and was left in the building as other students were evacuated. Frank DeAngelis, who was principal of Columbine the day of that shooting, suffers from PTSD and is still in therapy 19 years later. [Nick's brother] Alex will never have a brother to talk or hang out with. This is so heartbreaking to read, even after more than a year. Her Mormon church said she was a 'valiant' member, Carmen Schentrup, 16, (left) was a gifted student who last year was named as a semifinalist in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. She dreamed of curing ALS after watching two people close to her suffer from the neurodegenerative disease . "Every day I live with the fact that Jaime's life was cut too short and that she was unable to show the world her fullest potential," she said. "Jaime will be forever 14, but it was not supposed to be that way," Fred Guttenberg added in court. Dried rose petals were strewn on floors caked in blood. Beloved school football coach Aaron Feis, also a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School graduate, died running toward the gunfire, trying to shield students, officials said. She was a straight-A student and a National Merit Scholar. In reference to Helena Ramsey's injuries: I appreciate the videos posted and the discussion of the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. A Los Angeles judge on Thursday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model. I knew I had to do something to try to help the kids who were injured, she said. Nikolas Cruz, 22, who is charged in the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, is scheduled for a hearing to take place Monday. She never even had the chance to find out, as the congratulatory letter arrived at her house the day just after the shooting. Many relatives spoke about being unable to celebrate birthdays and holidays since the shooting. At about the third week, she came to understand there was nothing she could have done to prevent the outcome. Reoven said she knew Carmen Schentrup was gone. The 18-year-old now has an internship at the same trauma center she was treated for her injuries and coaches basketball. I kept thinking about these kids who should not be experiencing this at all.. Laptops remained opened, class work incomplete. And then, then I did get shot. Miller finds it healing to talk about Columbine and met with Parkland students and teachers to discuss their road ahead. Schentrup, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in . 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 are no longer accepting comments on this article. CARMEN SCHENTRUP OBITUARY Carmen Schentrup died February 14, 2018 in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. Submit your story here. He was awarded the U.S. Army's Medal of Heroism after his death. "She never got a chance to even truly live," her sister, Meghan Petty, said in court last year. "Coach Hixon, for me, was a father figure," wrestler Karlos Valentin said, the Sun Sentinel reported. 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. She was involved in her church youth group and different school clubs. Never get to walk them down the aisle. Alex Schachter was just 4 years old when his mother died. "So then I'm playing all the what-ifs, and it's killing me because really there was nothing we could do. According to new info released today, Gina Montalto was killed by a near contact distance gunshot wound to the chest. Shes so beautiful. My life turned upside down., Often our first is when we are young, in high school even. Aaron Feis, 37, drove his golf cart towards danger and even though he had heard the gunshots and he was. I just kept thinking, Eh, Ill be alright. 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. It's something that I can't control.". Would you like to react to this message? ", From left, Morgan Williams, Ivanna Paitan and Danielle Gilbert, all students in Ronit Reoven's psychology class. 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. Helena Ramsay was killed on her fathers birthday. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs contributed reporting. ", But the parents who lost children, he said, "really never got over it.". Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz's sentencing trial is set to begin on July 18. He was struck twice in his right leg, once in his left leg and twice in his torso. Her head to the side and hair just covered her face. Court is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. EST. Our beautiful daughter Carmen was murdered on Valentine's Day 2018, one week before her 17th birthday. Seventeen students and staff were killed in the 2018 Stoneman Douglas massacre. Thanks for contacting us. If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526. Carmen Schentrup, 16, (left) was a gifted student who last year was named as a semifinalist in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. "He died saving many people. ", Laurie Thomas, the girls' soccer coach, said Alyssa Alhadeff was the "voice of our team. 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. 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. 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. The shots got louder and louder.. Nicholas Dworet was extremely passionate about swimming and was headed to the University of Indianapolis on an athletic scholarship, his family said. When we got up from behind the desk, two bodies of my classmates laid there, lifeless or unconscious. The injuries of three students? Face down. Maddy Wilford has trouble breathing with her right lung. Schamis broke down in tears when prosecutors showed her pictures of the deceased teens in court. She had been shot three times and barely clung to life. They had known each other for years, sharing classes and walking to the bus together. One juror cried when she called Joaquin her soul mate. "Words can not describe my pain," Miguel wrote on Instagram. The heart-rending testimonies concluded on Thursday after the jury toured the school building where the mass shooting took place. Freshman Martin Duque Anguiano was born in a small town in Mexico and dreamed of becoming a U.S. Navy SEAL, his family said in a statement read in court in August 2022. 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. 'I was so thankful that she didn't die. Several still have pieces of shrapnel in their bodies. School Shooting Victim Carmen Schentrup Laid To Rest - YouTube 0:00 / 2:08 School Shooting Victim Carmen Schentrup Laid To Rest 14,678 views Feb 20, 2018 113 Dislike Share Save CBS Miami. Carmen was a 16-year-old senior. But the courtroom felt perhaps most somber as parents, siblings, grandparents and friends found it difficult to stay composed remembering their loved ones and describing life without them. Carmen Schentrup, 16, was an accomplished musician who took all AP-level courses her senior year. Now the resilient teen and former basketball player is speaking out about the trauma she deals with and is recalling the horrific day one year ago Thursday, saying she wants to move forward. "I was shaking. Lori Alhadeff and her husband Ilan Alhadeff right, hold a picture of their daughter Alyssa Alhadeff, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victim, during a news conference on gun control March 23, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Martin Duque Anguiano is seen here in this undated file photo. She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. The collective cries of surprised students, albeit joyful ones, had him looking for the exits. Carmen Schentrup and I started our friendship during our freshman year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. She had exactly one week until she turned 17. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count 10 of first-degree murder. ", Sid Fischer (Mike Stocker / Sun Sentinel ). 196 Carmen was one of the school's 10. I wanted to be around people, but I wanted to be alone. Joaquin was frustrated by a series of bad calls a referee had made in a basketball game, which inspired the father and son to call the recreational league and ask to have the ref switched out. "And I sent my kid to school. Joaquin Oliver, 17, (right), was a Venezuelan immigrant who came to the US with his family for a 'better future', Gina Montalto, 15, (left) was described as a 'light and joy'. The 14-year-old loved chocolate chip cookies and smoothies. Carmen Schentrup Schentrup was a 2017 National Merit Scholar semi-finalist, according to the Broward County Public School system. Today, he wonders what his funeral would have been like. "He was sweet and caring and loved by everyone in his family," his older brother, Miguel Duque, wrote on a GoFundMe page. The teen "devoured books" and loved art and music, the family said. 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And he didn't get the chance to," Friend said, noting that her teacher was lying on the floor. Watch Live: Nikolas Cruz Court Hearing. Why were we chosen? After class, I walked with her halfway to her next class which unknowingly became her place of death later that day. Period," Reoven said. Kaplan described Pollack as empathetic, inclusive and strong. 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'. "Some may be willing to share and others aren't. "As soon as those bullets stopped ringing in our room, I was like, why us? The teen was buried in NBA player Dwyane Wade's jersey. "I will never get to say goodbye to her," Meghan Petty, sister of 14-year-old Alaina Petty, said through tears. 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. Hui Wang becomes emotional as she is asked to hold a photograph of Peter Wang, her son. Florida school shooting victim Carmen Schentrup would have turned 17 years old on Wednesday, and her classmates and survivors of the massacre marked her birthday by flooding the state capital to . Plaintiffs in this action are Philip and April Schentrup, whose daughter, Carmen Schentrup, was a 16-year-old high school student on the afternoon of February 14, 2018, when Cruz executed her in Room 1213 at MSDHS. One can only hope that these victims did not suffer long die to the grave injuries inflicted by an AR-15. But how long does it take to truly be fine? After 2 weeks into the season, I couldnt bite my tongue any longer., I was told this was likely cancer, alone during a pandemic, holding the hand of a stranger while they stuck a needle in my breast. "I'm so thankful he was there to help everybody," she said, calling him a "really amazing teacher.". Dr.. The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. After his son's death, Manuel Oliver said politicians didn't want to discuss gun control, which he described as the victims' parents' main issue. Gina Montaltos father struggles with his marriage, strained from grieving the loss of his daughter. 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.. Manuel Oliver said the nonprofit's name came from a conversation he had with his son a few months before he died. "I teach psychology, so I know PTSD is going to be something out of this, anxiety is going to be something, I know," she said. "We loved that she never outgrew our hugs and would hug us before she went to bed," they wrote. Gunfire had shattered the window in her door, spraying across Room 1213. 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. Carmen Schentrup, a dedicated, accomplished and straight-A student "was going to change the world," her parents said in a statement on Facebook. the jury listened to 17 survivors who were wounded in the shooting recount how they suffered their injuries and what lingering effects remained . Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? It's an invisible wound, but it's a wound. "Two counselors saw me and they came over and comforted me because they knew I was going through trauma.". He was struck twice in his right leg, once in his left leg and twice in his torso Samantha Fuentes: Was shot multiple times in both legs and sustained shrapnel wounds to her legs and face. And he gave me a kiss, 'I love you too.' As for her grief, Schulman said, "I am still trying to learn to live with this every day, and it's not getting any easier.". - Meadow Pollack and Cara Loughran: Meadow was shot 4 times in the hallway on the third floor. Maddy said she recalls thinking, 'Why me?' Since the year of the Parkland shooting, the number of gun violence incidents at schools has climbed rapidly, data show. "The morning after, it was pretty shocking," Cullen said. "As we ran out, it looked like a war had taken place. 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. 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