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. hide caption. I don't really know what they mean yet.". 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. 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. If they do, the judge can decide to follow the jurys recommendation or sentence the gunman to life in prison. Chris Hixon (first floor hallway, west end): Initially shot multiple times in the leg(s). 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. Parkland families talk of 'unspeakable loss' as they continue victim impact testimony in gunman's death penalty trial, My wife and I love our son, Philip Schentrup, Carmen and Roberts father, wrote in an email, and are proud of the thoughtful, intelligent and engaged young man he has become. wrote in 2019 in The South Florida Sun Sentinel. Carmen Schentrup (Room 1213): Shot in the abdomen. "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. ", April Schentrup can imagine what that feels like. Where was Bourges when he was shot? He stuck the barrel of his semi-automatic, assault-style rifle through and fired, bullets flying everywhere. Parkland high-school student Alaina Petty was just 14 years old, and weighed just 105 pounds. Died on the golf cart en route to the triage center set up outside the school. It would be 12 excruciating hours before an FBI agent finally confirmed to the Schentrups that their daughter was among the 17 dead. In fact, what it will do is to continue the trauma and not allow the victims to heal and get closure, Schulman wrote. 196 ", April always wears bracelets in honor of Carmen and the 16 other victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. I looked up and saw Helena Ramsay slump over with her back against the wall, I began smelling and inhaling the smoke and gun powder. Unfortunately, Carmen never made it out of her classroom alive. She was known as a fountain of talent: A violin, guitar and piano player. from People: It's only two weeks since Monisha was not with us anymore. The nature of a death-penalty trial requires documenting brutal crimes in painful detail, even when the defendants guilt has never been in doubt. How can you not want to be there for that?. The program for a concert in memory of Robert Schentrup's sister Carmen Schentrup. Reporters have viewed the graphic evidence at the end of each days hearing in court. To reinforce the impact of the bullets, a Broward crime-scene technician also showed jurors a laptop computer and a cell phone both damaged by bullets found on the floor of the school. The Rev. A makeshift shrine for Carmen Schentrup stands outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Its very high energy, Boiko said of the bullets. 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. 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. 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. Carmen died one week shy of her 17th birthday. April says when she tells people where they moved from, "They'll say 'Ohhhh! Green sticky notes mark pages of photos from Carmen's childhood that April selected to use during the funeral. And she's like, 'No, I got it. In conversations with friends and acquaintances, he felt many were simply deferring to what the victims families wanted, he said. They talk about their views with family members who are gun owners and NRA members, and admit that those conversations can be painful. We wanted to speak up.". We want to make it an academic debate, because then we don't have to feel the pain and suffering of others. Our beautiful daughter Carmen was murdered on Valentine's Day 2018, one week before her 17th birthday. The Schentrup family in 2016: Philip, Robert, April, Carmen and Evelyn. The aggravating factors include that the murders were heinous, atrocious or cruel, and that they were committed in a cold, calculated and premeditated way. 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. A. Injured student, Meadow Pollack, crawled over to her to shield her after she had already been shot 4 times. 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. 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. Trump's lawsuit against the AG had sought to shield Trump's revocable trust from James, who has an ongoing $250 million civil suit that alleges . We can change it. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much "If police did their job that day the shooter would've been killed at MSD. "They needed to be away from all the problems and the stress behind everything. I believe there is a typo in Gina's blurb. The defense has the right to not have a jury that is overwhelmed, said Robert M. Jarvis, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla. Several witnesses have cried on the stand. Very quickly, news started spreading that there had been a shooting at her daughters' high school. Cruz walked up and shot Meadow 5 times in the back with the bullets passing through her into Cara which killed her. We have to spend days working on her body. Theyll make the decision that they make. Carmen Marie Schentrup 2/21/01-2/14/18. When he fell over I fell over with him. After the killer pleaded guilty last year, Tony Montalto, the father of 14-year-old Gina Montalto, told CNN he deserves as much of a chance as he gave my daughter and everyone else on February 14 of 2018. The father of 17-year-old Joaquin Guac Oliver, Manuel Oliver, also believes the killer deserves death, telling CBS News, The fact that Florida has the death penalty, if its not for these kinds of cases, I dont know why do we have it.. It's all of the above. He and his parents prefer to remember Carmen, who was hitting her stride as a young woman and wanted to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. from Refinery 29: But also, because we discover that he's not with us. Nikolas Cruz, 23,. 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 felt like I had to do something to help the families in whatever way I could.". Since they didn't do what was needed then, let the court get it right this time," Carmen Schentrup's mother, April Schentrup, wrote. Cara Loughran (Alcove of Room 1249): Shot 5 times (locations unknown). Carmen was a week away from her 17th birthday when Cruz fired his semiautomatic rifle into her AP psychology class. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. To shield heartsick families from the most macabre details of how their loved ones were murdered in a mass school shooting in Parkland, Fla., the court handling the gunmans sentencing trial has taken an extraordinary step: Graphic videos and photographs are shown only to the jury, so that victims relatives and others in the courtroom gallery do not have to endure them. ", "Carmen never got that," he adds quietly. "Every day I cry. Carmen strikes a pose for her younger sister, Evelyn, before homecoming in the fall of 2017. But there is more to it than that. "It's something we feel we have to do not only for Carmen, but for Robert and Evelyn. They learned about the long chain of security failures at the high school, including warnings that were ignored, gates that were left unlocked, and a long delay in calling a "Code Red" alert once the shooting began. ", "Yes, whether you call him crazy or just evil, he's the guy who pulled the trigger. 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. Discovery Company. Peter Wang, 15 Photo of Peter Wang Many of the Parkland victims families have endorsed the prosecutors pursuit of the death penalty, even knowing that the trial would be excruciating. Dr.. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. She saw your daughter get shot. Asked for comment, Broward County schools spokeswoman Nadine Drew replied that April Schentrup's appointment "was intended to be short-term to provide a resource to focus on safety and security issues while waiting for staffing recommendations from Safe Havens." CARMEN SCHENTRUP. I feel like I understand what happened that day, and I dont need to relive it.. After Carmen was killed, Philip recalls what he heard from a close relative: "'Sorry, but this is the way it is. I had a bad gut feeling about it, testified Wilford who would later learn that his sister, Madeline, was wounded in the attack by the very teen whod been pestering him for a ride. One fatal shot pierced her chest, then her heart, lungs and ribs. On Valentine's Day 2018, my world forever changed. Injuries (could only find descriptions for 14 of the 17 injured): Anthony Borges: He was shot five times. And hugging Evelyn a little bit harder. Shot a single time in the head from close range afterwards. I have corrected it now. hide caption. Aaron Feis (first floor stairwell, west end): Shot in the back of the head. How the gunfire from a semiautomatic rifle boomed inside a classroom under attack. At least one family walked out of the courtroom during Dr. Boikos testimony. It will not make the physical scars of those wounded go away. April finds that now in a new city, on a different coast, meeting new people the simplest questions can be the hardest to answer. 6:39 PM EDT, Mon October 10, 2022. The relief that freshman Evelyn was okay, was followed by panic. Carmens murderer deserves the death penalty.. -- National Merit Finalist Carmen Schentrup would have turned 17 years old on Wednesday. Ive spent countless hours looking for videos of the case but I dont think I ever came across that. A small number of people connected to the tragedy have publicly opposed capital punishment, in part because the very process of securing a death penalty verdict and waiting out the inevitable years of appeals would be so difficult. Carmen died one week shy of her 17th birthday. For Nicholas Dworet, we definitely now know he was with the group that went to the more exposed corner. hide caption. Witnesses heard him crying and praying and asking for his mom. 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. "I know we need to act. hide caption, Carmen skipped a grade early on, and her parents say she never lost her strong sense of self-determination. David Ovalle covers crime and courts in Miami. Carmen Schentrup, 16. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. We shouldnt even have to endure this trial. Questions like, how many kids do you have? Some sources say he was killed before he could get up from his desk but other sources say that he was killed when him and a group of students hid in a corner that was in the direct line of sight of the door. "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. They think Mr. Cruz, 23, should be sentenced to death. It was just like a river of tears down my face. Gina Montalto (1st floor hallway, east end): Multiple gunshot wounds to legs/torso. or 'the Parkland activists!' "It's almost a compulsion," Philip says, of his and April's activism. Private Coaching with Ole; Special Journey with Ole; Press Info & Photos; Book an Interview; Ole on Global Tour; Speaker Engagements; MEMBERS. 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. Later finished off with multiple shots to the chest and abdomen. They'll be adding their voices to a chorus of demands that political leaders act to reform gun laws. "I went close to get a better gauge and she wasn't moving and she was just laying there," she said. The family moved mostly for Philip's job; he works for a tech company based in the Pacific Northwest. 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. There, a photo of her in the graduation cap and gown she would never get to wear. Aaron Feiss body was also partially in a entrance to the building so his body may have also been seen as being on the sidewalk maybe. 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. Carmen Schentrup, 16, was shot and killed in her advanced placement psychology class at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a week before her 17th birthday. hide caption, Evelyn and April sit below a portrait of Carmen. But one of his family members had been murdered. Another bullet entered through her ribs and did what high-velocity bullets are designed to do. hide caption. Cruz waived his right to be present at the viewing. The bathroom doors were locked due to students vaping so he couldn't get in. She was one of 10 Douglas students to. And I say 'Yup, that's Parkland, Fla." ', "But I wonder," she says, her voice catching, "do they know the people that died? hide caption. Unlike his parents, he opposes the death penalty for the gunman. Her family was also planning a trip that summer to the island nation, where some of her relatives live. The memoir retraces the early days of the non-profit organization, with a focus on Stevensons work representing a man sentenced to die for a crime of which he was innocent. Since the shooting and moving with her family across the country, Evelyn has struggled with anxiety and enrolled in online high school classes. Isabel Chequer: Shot twice but not badly injured. 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. Follow our live coverage of the decision in the Parkland shooting trial. It appears he ran to the school and opened the door to the stair well just as Cruz entered the stairwell from the other door and immediately shot him in the head as soon as he saw him. Every day of trying to hold yourself together.". But I wasn't really able to do what I thought I should be doing, in a job that deals with something important like campus safety and security.". ", "It's unimaginable, but I think we need to imagine it," April says. Hell also lose his Lamborghini, Motorcyclist launched from bike when his girlfriend hits him with truck, Florida cops say, A man went in for kidney removal. from CNN: Some people are just sad he's not with us anymore. At times, she says, staying in Parkland felt "suffocating." ", WATCH: In A Post-Parkland America, Teens Talk About Gun Culture, After Daughter's 'Unimaginable' Death, Parkland Family Moved To Action. Though the defendants guilt is not in question, prosecutors must show the jurors what happened in order to prove the aggravating factors required under Florida law to justify the death penalty, according to Gail Levine, a former Miami-Dade County prosecutor who tried 15 capital homicides. "We guard ourselves from it, we don't want to think about it. In various places. Everybody should consider what it would mean to lose their child, their spouse. Peter Wang Allen Breed / AP Peter Wang was. "I just felt this urgency," Lundy says. . This year's anniversary comes in the wake of the court's decision to spare the shooter, 24-year-old Nikolas Cruz, from the death penalty, charging him with life in prison without parole for 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, to which he pleaded guilty. 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. Todd. Carmen was a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, one of 53 in Broward County. "You search for normalcy, a 'new normal,'" he says, then pauses. Part of it was to push people to think internally about their stance and really come to their own conclusion about it, he said. ", Evelyn Schentrup wears a sweatshirt designed by students involved with the March for Our Lives organization. Iouri Boiko, a Broward County medical examiner, performed autopsies for Martin Duque, Alaina Petty, Carmen Schentrup and Meadow Pollack the day after the Feb. 14, 2018 shooting. "It was hard in the beginning, and it's still hard," she says, her voice trembling, "because we miss [Carmen]. 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 . Carmen devoured books so many that her older brother Robert bought her an e-reader to lighten her load. Dr. Boiko described how a fatal graze wound suffered by a third girl fractured her skull and caused brain damage. "All I kept saying was, 'I just want to know where my daughter is,'" she says. Here are the victims: Alyssa Alhadeff, 14 Alyssa, 14, was. '", "Think about that," Philip urges. And then I couldn't stop crying. And if we can do some little thing that prevents people from going through that, I think we'll consider this worth the time and effort. Alyse Young for NPR Two years ago, my daughter Carmen was gunned down in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. "Parkland happened because of a series of cascading, systemic failures, which . He let in multiple students but to lock the doors he had to do it from the outside and was subsequently killed while trying to do this. 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. 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