The bullets went through Meadows body and also killed Cara. 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. The surgeon explained, Your spine is a mush. "It sounded like three gunshots to me cause the sound it made was really loud," she said. Peter Wangs family no longer gathers for Chinese New Year. In all, three bullets ripped through Maddy's abdomen, piercing her lung. According to the BCSO report Nicholas Dworet and Alex Schachter both were killed while sitting at their desks. Feb. 14, 2018, was the last morning Gena Hoyer had with her youngest child, her "precious Lukey bear," who loved basketball and chicken nuggets. "Through those walls, I noticed that there's probably my old self just sitting there in that corner still thinking about if I'm going to live or die. 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. 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 . "We had no idea how to deal with this," she said. We love and miss you dearly. I couldn't wait to see her graduate and ultimately become a pediatric physical therapist, working her dream job," he said. Before the shooters left, they yelled they would return to kill everyone else. FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis. Feb. 14 rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, Frank DeAngelis, who was principal of Columbine. His mother, Annika Dworet, said in court in 2022 through tears, "We have an empty bedroom in our house. Carmen Schentrup and I started our friendship during our freshman year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. "There are still [Columbine] survivors struggling deeply," she said. Benjamin Wikanders radial nerve was damaged so badly that he still must wear an arm brace. We celebrated with cake and released balloons with words of love for her. "Some may be willing to share and others aren't. School Shooting Florida 5 Years. Alex Schachter was a talented trombone player in the school marching band. "People ask when it's going to get back to normal and it doesn't," said DeAngelis, who retired in 2014. "When running out into the hallway, I step on glass, bullet shells, and blood. ", "She didn't get to pick what college she wanted to attend or feel the anticipation of waiting for that acceptance or rejection letter," she said. Nicholas Dworets mother hesitates every time someone asks her, How many kids do you have?. Blood-smeared hallways. Carmen Schentrup's parents find sleep elusive. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. "She was probably one of the smallest on the team but the feistiest. Bullet holes pocked the doors and walls. She was also interested in environmental and humanitarian issues, participating in her school's Model U.N. club and, after learning about the decline of bee populations, drafted a list of bee-friendly plants to grow in the Coral Springs community garden. 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.. "You get triggered. 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. It came right through that glass panel and was just shooting everywhere, she testified. She was beautiful, caring, funny, brilliant and musically talented the kind of daughter a mom can't help but be proud of. "I can't close my eyes without thinking of my friend.". After the six-minute, 20-second rampage, Fischer may have walked out of the school unscathed, he said, but he feels shattered inside. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. 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.". President Donald Trump called the occasion a 'somber anniversary' and vowed to 'recommit to ensuring the safety of all Americans,' while former President Barack Obama even praised the students' gun-control activism in a tweet, saying 'I'm proud of all of them.'. "This is just pure evil," Florida Gov. I was just reliving it all.". 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. 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. Bits of shattered glass crunched under their feet. [58] [59] Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach and security guard, was killed as he shielded two students. I thought it was that drill. "He was sweet and caring and loved by everyone in his family," his older brother, Miguel Duque, wrote on a GoFundMe page. 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'. "He died saving many people. He recalls glancing back at the school that day, as he ran away to safety after the massacre. 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. High grades and school involvement were a huge part of Gina's life. "We are absolutely gutted," Fontana wrote on Facebook. "We're outspoken, there's no filter," said Sid Fischer, a junior in that class. "We had to redefine what normal was.". ", Her dad offered to come pick her up, but she regained her composure: "I said, 'I'll be fine.'". The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. 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 . Nearly two months after the shooting, images haunt the students and teachers who were inside the classrooms ambushed that day. This story was submitted to Love What Matters byCarmen Lo, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Our beautiful daughter Carmen was murdered on Valentine's Day 2018, one week before her 17th birthday. She was 16. "I think about my friends, my family and how incomplete my life is so far, and how my future could have just been erased," said Fischer, who was in the Holocaust history class. Twitter / Via Twitter: @kalsxx_ Carmen Schentrup, 16, was a smart student and piano player . 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. "I said, 'Love you.' "At least once a month you go back to the horrible memory without wanting to," he said. 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. Carmen Schentrup, 16 Peter Wang, 15 Geography teacher Scott Beigel was killed after he unlocked a classroom for students to enter and hide from Cruz. Here is what we know about the victims: . Born in the age of the smartphone, Parkland students also vent and grieve through social media. She was a child of promise and potential who sought to help people with incurable diseases by studying biochemistry in college. "Coach Hixon, for me, was a father figure," wrestler Karlos Valentin said, the Sun Sentinel reported. 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. 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. Reoven then saw another teen, Carmen Schentrup, lying motionless on the floor. "I was so lucky to be his mom," she said. I know you're in a better place.". 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. "Everybody's been telling me it's survivor's guilt, but it's very real, and it's not going away anytime soon.". "Carmen was a dreamer," her parents said. 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, 16, wanted to find its cure. But Matlock said the violent reality hit after she heard screams from a neighboring classroom. Carmen pushed herself to do her best in school, piano, and learning new things, such as German. Satz again asked about the significance of the high-powered bullets. We all walk through grief so differently. Very frightening. Or some kind of a code red drill. 2. Aaron Feis is pictured in this 1999 yearbook from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. It took more than four years for the sounds of shots fired at Marjory Stoneman Dougla Funeral Home Services for Carmen are being provided by Kraeer Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Coral Springs, Florida. Could Carmen Schentrup's death have been prevented? We were vulnerable. He's evil. His head is clouded with thoughts of the shooting he misses having a clear mind. Dworet died one month before his 18th birthday. The 16-year-old's death was reported by several friends and. "He dreamed of making the Olympic swim team and going to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Some say they are no longer defined by the shooting that derailed their lives. 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. "She aspired for that greatness," Lori Alhadeff said. I miss hearing his voice say 'Mom. "Two counselors saw me and they came over and comforted me because they knew I was going through trauma.". In this type of love, how others view us is more important than how we actually feel. This syndrome is so similar to being shot and carrying a bullet inside you. "I'm so thankful he was there to help everybody," she said, calling him a "really amazing teacher.". A precocious 16-year-old girl ready to head to college and "change the world." Another shredded her right arm. "He always wanted to be the best dad he could be," Corona said. Another witness, Logan Mitchell, testified that he used his jacket to bandage Maddy Wilford, who was shot three . Gunfire had shattered the window in her door, spraying across Room 1213. The defense is scheduled to begin its case on Aug. 22. They had known each other for years, sharing classes and walking to the bus together. Carmen Schentrup: She was in her AP Psych class, room 1213. And it was such a relief that I for a long time could not be angry,' David said. R. Kelly has received. 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. 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Two weeks after the Parkland school shooter was sentenced to life in prison, loved ones of his victims confronted him Tuesday in court. I learned what dead weight felt like. Four students were shot in Room 1213 and one died. Since the year of the Parkland shooting, the number of gun violence incidents at schools has climbed rapidly, data show. May His divine embrace now hug you where we cannot. ", Student Ben Wikander and teacher Ronit Reoven (Mike Stocker / Sun Sentinel ). She even sleeps with Alyssas blanket, four years later, he added. No child anywhere should have to face what we encountered. Alex Schachter was just 4 years old when his mother died. Ten minutes before dismissal, the fire alarm rang for the second time that day. 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. And then, then I did get shot. She was 16. Carmen Schentrup, 16, was an accomplished musician who took all AP-level courses her senior year. I kept thinking about these kids who should not be experiencing this at all.. In reference to Helena Ramsey's injuries: I appreciate the videos posted and the discussion of the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. 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. He was awarded the U.S. Army's Medal of Heroism after his death. ", "The fact that he died saving lives, the guy's a hero," high school student Ryan Mackman said. This is it. She never had her first kiss. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs contributed reporting. 196 Is this correct? My classmates all wore the same confused expression as I did as we walked out. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award. "Scott's cross-country team loved him as he loved each and every one of them. And I told him, just make sure you call me to see how did it go with the flowers," Manuel Oliver told ABC News' "Nightline" months after the shooting. Joaquin Oliver is seen here in this undated file photo. Athletic director Chris Hixon, 49, (right) was also killed shielding students, Aaron Feis, 37, (center) died acting as a human shield. I lost the love letters he was writing for me in that fourth-period creative writing class.. Aaron Feis, 37, drove his golf cart towards danger and even though he had heard the gunshots and he was. Tori Gonzalez, the girlfriend of Joaquin Oliver, said the two of them were soul mates. ", "Jaime was such a special kid. Once the gunfire ceased, she remembers emerging from her hiding spot behind her desk. Gunsmoke so thick it veiled classrooms. Carmen was a National Merit Finalist in 2018 but never knew it because the news came the day. ", Describing him as loving, strong, kind and patient, Corona said Feis gave rides home to students who needed it and "he was a counselor to those who had no father figure.". Carmen Schentrup was known as quirky, sarcastic and witty. It was a new role for me, and I didnt like it. Handsome boy.. The slam of a heavy wooden church door at a classmate's funeral sent Stoneman Douglas student Danielle Gilbert to the floor. Manuel Oliver said the nonprofit's name came from a conversation he had with his son a few months before he died. 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. Sam Fuentes suffers from chronic pain and spasms in her legs and no longer has the same range of motion she once did. Schentrup was "mature beyond her years," her parents said, yet "still a kid at heart.". 'I saw her face above the covers with a tube down her throat. "Jaime will be forever 14, but it was not supposed to be that way," Fred Guttenberg added in court. ", Family of Parkland shooting hero Anthony Borges sees outpouring of support, Wounded teen returns to school after helping cops nab Parkland shooter, Tracking change since the Parkland school shooting | Graphics, epesantes@sun-sentinel.com, 954-356-4543 or Twitter @epesantes. "I knew that she was probably gone," Reoven said. Carmen Schentrup was a National Merit Scholarship finalist who loved playing the piano. Gina always took great pride in her education. "What stays with me is hearing one of my classmates cry for help," said Stephany De Oliveira, a senior in Room 1213, on the first floor across the hall from Menescal's class. Apparently Aaron Feis was shot twice with at least one shot being to the upper torso. 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. I didnt know how to be the parent of a kid who didnt play. Carmen Schentrup was shot inside Ronit Reoven's classroom. She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. Maddy Wilford was in class with her friends when a gunman opened fire in her high school in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018. Like, I don't wanna die,' as she sat on her classroom floor. At 17 years old, the enormity of the Feb. 14 rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High is hard for her to grapple with. "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. It was very loud. Another victim was found dead in the street, he said, and two succumbed to their injuries at the hospital. Their 16-year-old daughter, Carmen, was murdered. 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. They text "I love you's" to the group and lend support in other parts of their lives, too. On her birthday, her closest friends and I gathered at a local horse ranch to honor Carmen and her favorite animal, horses. 2/21/2001 - 2/14/2018. Students tossed her a blanket, which she used as a tourniquet for him. Injuries (could only find descriptions for 14 of the 17 injured): Anthony Borges: He was shot five times. "His presence could change a room," she said. Apparently a while back Peter Wang's cousin said he was shot in the head, According to a source, Peter wang was shot in his chest, arms, and brain, So apparently Aaron Feis had burns on his hand meaning to grab the barrel on NC's gun. 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