From Parkland families, parting words of grace and sorrow. 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.". Columbine High School Massacre Discussion Forum. She didn't feel ready to return to school but is teaching again. 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. Hundreds gathered in Coral Springs for the funeral of Carmen Schentrup, 16, the National Merit Scholarship finalist who died in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. The schoolgirl took four bullets - three through her abdomen and one in her arm. Speaking to CBS with her father David, Maddy says:'I can just remember sitting there, like, trying to get into position where I wasn't going to get shot. The lawsuit goes on to say that the FBI "failed to take any action whatsoever with the information it received," resulting in the death of Carmen Schentrup and 16 others Feb. 14, 2018. Schamis broke down in tears when prosecutors showed her pictures of the deceased teens in court. R. Kelly has received. "I coached with him. When I got the results, it read Invasive Ductal Carcinoma followed by a lot of NEGATIVE testing., Sit down before you fall down: Unsung hero sobs at new Mercedes surprise, Like a farewell she had foreseen: Parkland student honors her best friend, a victim, on her birthday. Police search allotment sheds for Constance Marten's missing baby. She hasn't cried in recent days. Shortly after the massacre, Meadow's father, Andrew Pollack, said at a listening session with then-President Donald Trump that "We should have fixed it!" Editor's note: This story originally was published in 2018 and has since been updated. "He died saving many people. Carmen Schentrup was a National Merit Scholarship finalist who loved playing the piano. 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. Watch Live: Nikolas Cruz Court Hearing. The convicted killer faces the death penalty or life in prison without parole. 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'. Feis was survived by his wife and daughter, family friend Brandon Corona said at the funeral. They had known each other for years, sharing classes and walking to the bus together. Carmen served as president of her acapella group. Anyone can read what you share. I wanted it quiet, but I needed it loud.". Mayor and two other students were wounded. Youll be lucky if you wake up functioning. I couldnt feel from the neck down. She loved arts and crafts, dancing, music and watching Alex Trebek host "Jeopardy!," her mother said. "So Change the Ref is looking for the right ref to make the right calls, that he has to be impartial, he cannot have any connection or any kind of personal interest with any one of the teams," he said. "When he opened the door, he had to re-lock it so we can stay safe. 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. "I want people to know he died a hero," Ortiz said. Carmen admitted that she had already showed the poem to her mother, almost like a farewell that she had foreseen. This photo taken from Facebook shows an undated photo of Gina Montalto, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Montalto was killed when former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire at the school Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Thank you for the clarification. There is no time where you can say, 'OK, you are healed now.'". Frank DeAngelis, who was principal of Columbine the day of that shooting, suffers from PTSD and is still in therapy 19 years later. According to new info released today, Gina Montalto was killed by a near contact distance gunshot wound to the chest. "I had thought he was behind me but he wasn't," Friend said. Carmen was a beautiful, caring, talented, smart, and witty 16 year old. She was a child of promise and potential who sought to help people with incurable diseases by studying biochemistry in college. 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.. And I eventually realized something: there was no more Carmen Squared. Carmen was a 16-year-old senior. Hui Wang becomes emotional as she is asked to hold a photograph of Peter Wang, her son. "As we ran out, it looked like a war had taken place. This is it. We were ushered back into our classrooms and we huddled together, scared and worried for the safety of our friends, for another two and a half hours. "So then I'm playing all the what-ifs, and it's killing me because really there was nothing we could do. At 17 years old, the enormity of the Feb. 14 rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High is hard for her to grapple with. They dont know what theyre talking about. I cried and swept it under the rug. Carmen was one of the school's 10. Its a love that looks right., During the car ride to the hospital, I prayed harder than Id ever prayed for Ryans heart to start beating again. We were vulnerable. A classmate's grandpa died recently and the group gave condolences. Pollack, a senior had been accepted to Lynn University in Boca Raton, according to ABC affiliate WPLG. Loughran, survived by her parents and her older brother, "was an excellent student" who loved her 8-year-old nieces, said her aunt, Lindsay Fontana. She had exactly one week until she turned 17. 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. Some say they are no longer defined by the shooting that derailed their lives. Chris Hixon, the school's athletic director and head wrestling coach, died running toward the shooting. 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. She was the sun and I was the moon: Carmen Sol and Carmen Lunar. 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. But, for the first time, jurors examined crime scene and autopsy photos of deceased students. Carmen Schentrup ALS Research Fund honors Carmen Schentrup, who had planned to become a medical researcher and discover a cure for ALS. Alaina Petty loved church and the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, her mother said. Interactive graphic: Understanding the choices jurors made on the verdict form, A court representative reads the Schentrup familys victim impact statement. FILE - This 2017 photo made available by Phil Schentrup shows his daughter, Carmen Schentrup. Alberto Luperon Jan 25th, 2021, 6:59 am. My mom and another woman had to come over and pick me up and hold me," said the 17-year-old who was in Reoven's class. "The improvement I witnessed from him was admirable and inspiring," Alexander Kaminsky, the school's director of bands, told the Sun Sentinel. You are a gift from God and into His arms you return. Stoneman Douglas psychology teacher Ronit Reoven replays the what-ifs in her head. Peter Wangs family no longer gathers for Chinese New Year. '", Luke wore a cross every day, and Gena Hoyer requested to get it from his body so she could wear it to his funeral. The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. The defense team that is working to save the Parkland school shooters life started to call witnesses after Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill delivered her opening statement on Aug. 22. "She never got a chance to even truly live," her sister, Meghan Petty, said in court last year. ROTC student Peter Wang, 15, (right) also died.. "He yelled from upstairs, 'Mom, thank you for my Valentine card and candy,'" she recalled in court last year. Over four days of profoundly emotional testimony, they shared painful and intimate details that laid bare how their internal lives remain shattered and how massacres like Parkland leave families with years of unresolved sorrow. She was 16. She saw a therapist for years and found solace in co-writing a book, "Marked for Life," about how she found hope and purpose after Columbine. 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. Id hear, Oh, thats sad. Instinctively, Reoven didn't move Maddy Wilford, whose lips were pale white as she drifted in and out of consciousness. "I want to do everything possible to make this school system a model that other districts will look and try to replicate," Alhadeff said when she announced her candidacy. He was wearing his JROTC uniform when he was killed at school while trying to help classmates. The crime scene visit capped 12 days of often gruesome video and autopsy evidence in an agonizing trial in which the jury will decide if Mr. Cruz, 23, who has pleaded guilty, should be sentenced to death or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. ", Laurie Thomas, the girls' soccer coach, said Alyssa Alhadeff was the "voice of our team. I just kept thinking, Eh, Ill be alright. I was just shaking. Rumors started spreading like wildfire that Carmen had been shot and was left in the building as other students were evacuated. Sam Fuentes suffers from chronic pain and spasms in her legs and no longer has the same range of motion she once did. Kaplan described Pollack as empathetic, inclusive and strong. "He would always tell his parents that when he grew up, he would buy them a house," his family said. We cry and complain without knowing how lucky we are to be able to learn. A second-floor hallway featured a James Dean quote: Dream as if youll live forever, live as if youll die today.. Their 16-year-old daughter, Carmen, was murdered. Maddy said she recalls thinking, 'Why me?' Copyright 2023 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC., a Berkshire Hathaway company. The teen helped rebuild areas of Florida after the state was hit by Hurricane Irma in September 2017. On February 14, 2018, the 17 innocent lives of Alyssa Alhadeff, Scott Beigel, Martin Duque Anguiano, Nicholas Dworet, Aaron Feis, Jaime Guttenberg, Chris Hixon, Luke Hoyer, Cara Loughran, Gina Montalto . She was beautiful, caring, funny, brilliant and musically talented the kind of daughter a mom can't help but be proud of. Carmen Schentrup, 16. Unfortunately, tragedy struck home and we were unable to celebrate the joyous occasion with her. Helena's best friend, Samantha Grady, was grazed by a bullet during the massacre. Little did I know, my body was a newborn again. This syndrome is so similar to being shot and carrying a bullet inside you. "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. Handsome boy.. She described her son as humble, witty and great with children. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and making others laugh. We had to step over bodies to get out," she said. But then, our confusion became panic. A freshman, Cara Loughran was also there- Meadow covered her to shield her from the bullets as Nikolas was returning to the classroom they were outside. #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.. Five years after a school shooting that shook the nation, here is a look back at the lives lost in the Parkland, Florida, massacre. Today, he wonders what his funeral would have been like. "I couldn't wait to teach her drive. Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, Florida on February . And they said there would be a drill forthcoming of an active shooter. Injuries: William Olson, Gensis Valentin, Justin Colton, Alexander Dworet, and Kheshava Mangapuram Room 1214 Deaths: Nicholas Dworet, and Helena Ramsay Injuries: Isabel Chequer, Samantha Fuentes, Samantha Grady, and Daniela Menescal Room 1213 Dead: Carmen Schentrup Injuries: Samantha Mayor, Madeleine Wilford, and Ben Wikander West stairwell The teen was buried in NBA player Dwyane Wade's jersey. The sense of guilt came even stronger when I had to run by two more lifeless bodies in the hallway, having no choice but to, once again, leave them behind.". The torrent of thoughts is so great he sometimes gets headaches, he said. Everyone wrote on a coffee mug with heartfelt messages to our favorite coffee addict that we plan to give to her family. She was involved in her church youth group and different . She said the injury is tied to being hunched over in hiding for so long during the elementary school shooting. 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. Israel called him "a phenomenal man" and "one of the greatest people I knew. "I never thought this would happen to me. I went close to get a better gauge and she wasntmoving and she was just laying there, she said. Carmen Marie Schentrup 2/21/01-2/14/18. His mother, Annika Dworet, said in court in 2022 through tears, "We have an empty bedroom in our house. Given the severity and location of his wounds based on this it's more than likely he was basically dead and was just doing agonal breathing. One student began begging for water.. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Get updates on developing stories as they happen with our free breaking news email alerts. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Peter Wangs mother has four tattoos memorializing her 15-year-old son, one inked on Feb. 14 each year since he was killed. They said their daughter dreamed of visiting Germany, so she taught herself the language. DATE: Monday, February 13, 2023. He wonders whether he'll be the happy kid he was before Feb. 14. This whole fear, like set over me. Dworet died one month before his 18th birthday. 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. The teachers' testimony came a day after jurors saw surveillance video. With several kids bleeding profusely, Reoven used a baby blanket to tie a tourniquet on one injured girl with the help of another student. 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. Since they didn't do what was needed then, let the court get it right this time," Carmen Schentrup's mother, April Schentrup, wrote. 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. "We will not get to see him getting married. "Don't tell me there is no such thing as gun violence.". "His presence could change a room," she said. 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. I didnt know how to get excited for the team when my kid wasnt on the floor. The 30 Holocaust history students and their teachers lean on each other day and night. 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. My understanding from the reports I've seen seem to indicate that at first Gina was certified as deceased, but another EMS person found a pulse and she was evacuated to hospital where she died later that evening. And a high school football coach who ran toward the sound of gunfire, trying to shield students. 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. Outside the school, angel stakes for each of the 17 victims bordered the school's landscaped sign. He was a former student and was also a security guard at the school where he had worked for eight years. They. I couldn't move. Face down. Geography teacher and cross-country coach Scott Beigel died while saving others, according to students and colleagues. Carmen, who would have turned 17 on Feb. 21, had already been accepted to the University of Washington and aspired to work as a medical researcher. After class, I walked with her halfway to her next class which unknowingly became her place of death later that day. "And I sent my kid to school. She said she now wears the cross every day "and it gives me such strength.". Despite the horror unfolding around them, Schamis said students courageously attempted to calm each other and remain quiet as bullets strafed the room. Helena Ramsay, 17; Alex Schachter, 14; Carmen Schentrup, 16, and Peter Wang, 15. 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. I hope this isn't real. After 11 agonizing hours, it was confirmed at 2 a.m. on February 15, 2018, that she had passed away. She will always carry tiny bullet fragments embedded underneath her skin. "By year eight, they were telling me they were really ready to be done with it, and it no longer defined them. "That's been really hard knowing that we were the very few who saw her in her final moments, and we couldn't do anything," said De Oliveira, 18. 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. 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. Reoven said. Aaron Feis is pictured in this 1999 yearbook from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Editor's note: Daily coverage of the Parkland trial is being provided to all readers as a public service. It's something that I can't control.". Robert Schentrup, whose 16-year-old sister Carmen was killed in the shooting, opposes the death penalty altogether. "We really didn't have enough time for ourselves to fix our heads. What is unfathomable is Jaime took a bullet and is dead," he added, his voice trembling. One can only hope that these victims did not suffer long die to the grave injuries inflicted by an AR-15. Alaina Petty was awarded the U.S. Army's Medal of Heroism after her death. This undated photo shows Chris Hixon, the athletic director at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP. Maddy Wilford was in class with her friends when a gunman opened fire in her high school in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018. "She loved to cook with her Father and her Grandmother, especially during the holiday season," her parents wrote on a GoFundMe page. We parted ways with a see you later, not knowing that it would be the last time that we would see each other. Even a happy occasion a surprise visit from Miami Heat basketball star Dwyane Wade on March 7 unnerved him. She never had her first kiss. Carmen was a beautiful, caring, talented, smart, and witty 16 year old. A 15-year-old Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet who dreamed of attending West Point but died helping classmates escape. Gina Montalto "was a smart, loving, caring, and strong girl who brightened any room she entered," her mother, Jennifer Montalto, wrote on Facebook. The comments below have not been moderated. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. Meadow Pollack, 18, (right) was preparing for college, Cara Loughran, 14, (left) loved Irish dancing and the beach. "She's in Fort Lauderdale King David Cemetery," Andrew Pollack said of his daughter. Many relatives spoke about being unable to celebrate birthdays and holidays since the shooting. I couldn't wait to throw her a Sweet 16 party. ", Her dad offered to come pick her up, but she regained her composure: "I said, 'I'll be fine.'". After first hearing the explosions outside in a hallway, Schamis said Cruz then fired directly into her classroom through a door window. Helena Ramsay, 17 in this undated handout photo, was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting on Feb. 14, 2018. A precocious 16-year-old girl ready to head to college and "change the world." A Broward County athletic director of the year, Hixon was also a U.S. Navy reservist who had been deployed to Iraq, according to Miami ABC affiliate WPLG. ", "The fact that he died saving lives, the guy's a hero," high school student Ryan Mackman said. Tori Gonzalez, the girlfriend of Joaquin Oliver, said the two of them were soul mates. Carmen Schentrup via Broward County Schools Last September, Carmen was named one of 53 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists in the county. As it came close to hour seven, the news started reporting: 12 dead, five unidentified and 15 injured. A 15-year-old Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet who dreamed of attending West Point but died helping classmates escape. Here is what we know about the victims: . Carmen SCHENTRUP. 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. 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. Their 16-year-old daughter, Carmen, was murdered. Carmen was a National Merit Finalist in 2018 but never knew it because the news came the day. "At least once a month you go back to the horrible memory without wanting to," he said. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting. 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. Student Kelsey Friend told ABC News that Beigel unlocked a classroom door during the gunfire and ushered students inside. Daniela Menescal (Mike Stocker / Sun Sentinel ). 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. Carmen Schentrup, 16, (left) was a gifted student who last year was named as a semifinalist in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. It took more than an hour. An undated photo of Luke Hoyer, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Cara Loughran is seen here in this undated file photo. "I was shaking. Or some kind of a code red drill. 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. Count ten: Victim Carmen Schentrup Recommended Stories USA TODAY Sports Former NFL DL Derek Wolfe kills mountain lion 'wreaking havoc' in a rural Colorado neighborhood Former NLF player Derek. 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. Never get to walk them down the aisle. [58] [59] Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach and security guard, was killed as he shielded two students. Another shredded her right arm. Before the shooters left, they yelled they would return to kill everyone else. "I didn't talk to them. Phil and April Schentrup are founding members of Stand with Parkland; Phil is also the secretary. I lost innocence, she said of the shooting. ", Sid Fischer (Mike Stocker / Sun Sentinel ). Fred Guttenberg, Jaime Guttenbergs father, who has become a gun control activist, said he has been unable to hold a normal job and that his public crusade has made life harder for my wife and harder for my son, and for that, I am sorry.. The judge will first hold a hearing without the jury to decide if defense lawyers can use a map of Mr. Cruzs brain as evidence of the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome. 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. But Matlock said the violent reality hit after she heard screams from a neighboring classroom. Carmen Schentrup passed away on February 14, 2018. "She led the team on and off the field.". Her head to the side and hair just covered her face. We've received your submission. Four students were shot in Room 1213 and one died. . Carmen Schentrups parents find sleep elusive. At home, Reoven was overwhelmed with emotions. Two weeks after the Parkland school shooter was sentenced to life in prison, loved ones of his victims confronted him Tuesday in court. She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. It's too soon to tell for Parkland students. 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. 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. And then, then I did get shot. I didnt know how to be the parent of a kid who didnt play. High grades and school involvement were a huge part of Gina's life. Blood-smeared hallways. Joaquin Olivers mother cannot bear to join relatives for family celebrations because her son is gone. "She never got her braces off. 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. "We're outspoken, there's no filter," said Sid Fischer, a junior in that class. 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. Play it now! Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. We will always hesitate before answering the question, 'How many kids do you have?'". She dreamed of curing ALS after watching two people close to her suffer from the neurodegenerative disease . He was awarded the U.S. Army's Medal of Heroism after his death. Robert Schentrup is brother to Carmen Schentrup, one of the 17 victims of the Parkland School Shooting. 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