According to 'Why Meadow Died' from Andrew Pollack, Cara Loughran was been shot prior to Meadow shielding her. They entered the numb phase of PTSD. This is it. "That is where I go to see my kid now.". 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. She tries to stay close to those students who need her. 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. "We were very much looking forward to having her join our community.". I didnt know how to get excited for the team when my kid wasnt on the floor. They text "I love you's" to the group and lend support in other parts of their lives, too. Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue. Like Menescal, he keeps coming back to images: the blood and bullets on the floor; the walking wounded getting up for help; fellow student Luke Hoyer's body in the hallway outside his classroom. Carmen served as president of her acapella group. "Coach Hixon, for me, was a father figure," wrestler Karlos Valentin said, the Sun Sentinel reported. She said she didn't want "any other parent to go through the pain and anguish I go through every day.". This is so heartbreaking to read, even after more than a year. ", Sid Fischer (Mike Stocker / Sun Sentinel ). 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.. 196 I didnt know how to be the parent of a kid who didnt play. Carmen was a beautiful, caring, talented, smart, and witty 16 year old. She was a Girl Scout, a church volunteer, a soccer player and Color Guard member who "earned top-notch grades," The Miami Herald reported. It's easier than waking parents in the middle of the night when visions of the shooting flood their heads. Many relatives spoke about being unable to celebrate birthdays and holidays since the shooting. Could anyone please clarify? We had to step over bodies to get out," she said. 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She never got her first kiss., Parents and spouses described their homes as intolerably quiet. Alberto Luperon Jan 25th, 2021, 6:59 am. The father and daughter say their whole family is in therapy to deal with the aftermath of the shooting and have even gotten a service dog for comfort. 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. She was the sun and I was the moon: Carmen Sol and Carmen Lunar. After the shooting, performers at Irish dance schools around the country wore purple ribbons -- one of Loughran's favorite colors -- in her honor, reported The Miami Herald. 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. Apperantly Cruz walked up to Gina pressed the muzzle of his rifle onto her chest, and killed her, likely while looking her in the face. He recalls glancing back at the school that day, as he ran away to safety after the massacre. One can only hope that these victims did not suffer long die to the grave injuries inflicted by an AR-15. Her head to the side and hair just covered her face. As a cross-country coach, it didn't matter if a student was the fastest runner or the slowest, he treated everyone equally, his mother, Linda Beigel Schulman, said in court in August 2022. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. Joaquin Olivers mother cannot bear to join relatives for family celebrations because her son is gone. Boiko said during his testimony in court on July 22 that she suffered a fatal wound to the head and four other injuries because of the bullets fragments. 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. At that point I started to hear the whimpering and the moans and groans of the kids who were shot, she testified. At 17 years old, the enormity of the Feb. 14 rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High is hard for her to grapple with. 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. CARMEN SCHENTRUP OBITUARY Carmen Schentrup died February 14, 2018 in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. "He dreamed of making the Olympic swim team and going to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. "He was sweet and caring and loved by everyone in his family," his older brother, Miguel Duque, wrote on a GoFundMe page. Feb. 14, 2018, was the last morning Gena Hoyer had with her youngest child, her "precious Lukey bear," who loved basketball and chicken nuggets. Teacher Juletta Matlock said she first thought the sounds outside her classroom were part of an active shooter drill. Alyssa Alhadeff, 15, (right) was eulogized by her mother who said she was a talented soccer player and creative mind. ", Student Ben Wikander and teacher Ronit Reoven (Mike Stocker / Sun Sentinel ). But today, Im taking the lid off that box.. "I moved my family to Parkland because it was an idyllic little community," Max Schachter wrote. "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 survived by his wife and two sons. There is no time where you can say, 'OK, you are healed now.'". "She had the fire to fight.". The shooting changed his relationship with his son, who was supposed to wait for Jaime and drive her home after school that day. The teen helped rebuild areas of Florida after the state was hit by Hurricane Irma in September 2017. ", Laurie Thomas, the girls' soccer coach, said Alyssa Alhadeff was the "voice of our team. "She was an avid reader and loved Harry Potter books, Hunger Games and Wonder Woman. She found herself crying at the kitchen sink. "I said, 'Love you.' Since they didn't do what was needed then, let the court get it right this time," Carmen Schentrup's mother, April Schentrup, wrote. Instead, once Mr. Guttenberg learned of the gunfire, he told his son to flee. A classmate's grandpa died recently and the group gave condolences. 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. Ever since then, he has been working tirelessly on the issue of gun violence prevention, sitting on the Team Enough Executive Committee and helping lead a gun violence prevention chapter at his university. "You'll be missed buddy. She was merely 16 years old, but was a senior and a National Merit Finalist. Dr.. Many Marjory Stoneman Douglas students arrived on campus Thursday wearing headphones and the burgundy #MSDStrong T-shirts that have become an emblem of the tragedy. 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. After the six-minute, 20-second rampage, Fischer may have walked out of the school unscathed, he said, but he feels shattered inside. "We really didn't have enough time for ourselves to fix our heads. I learned what dead weight felt like. FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - The parents of Carmen Schentrup walked into the Broward School Board building Tuesday with heavy hearts and specific complaints about the way the school district. Outside the school, angel stakes for each of the 17 victims bordered the school's landscaped sign. The shots got louder and louder.. 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. Jaime Guttenberg, a victim of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., is seen here in this undated file photo. Tori Gonzalez, the girlfriend of Joaquin Oliver, said the two of them were soul mates. I didnt know what I was praying for, being completely ignorant to the consequences of an individual being deprived of oxygen for so long., I had never had a kid be a benchwarmer before. 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. The prosecutors seeking the death penalty for the Parkland school shooter started their rebuttal on Sept. 27 in Broward County court. Carmen Schentrup, 16, (left) was a gifted student who last year was named as a semifinalist in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Period," Reoven said. Columbine High School Massacre Discussion Forum. The torrent of thoughts is so great he sometimes gets headaches, he said. 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. "We had no idea how to deal with this," she said. But Matlock said the violent reality hit after she heard screams from a neighboring classroom. They blast their chilling first-hand accounts of classrooms under fire to massive audiences. "He would always tell his parents that when he grew up, he would buy them a house," his family said. "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. "She never got her braces off. Athletic director Chris Hixon, 49, (right) was also killed shielding students, Aaron Feis, 37, (center) died acting as a human shield. She was a straight-A student and a National Merit Scholar. To this day, I still hear from many of them," Schulman said. 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. Helena Ramsey, 17, (right) was described by relatives as a 'reserved' and studious girl who was due to go to college next year, Geography Scott Beigel, 35, (left) was shot dead as he tried to lock the door of his classroom again after letting a group of fleeing students in to hide. I miss hearing his voice say 'Mom. [60] 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.". Carmen Schentrup, 16, suffered five wounds, including a lethal shot to the brain. Carmen was one of the school's 10 National Merit Scholar semifinalists The pair turned to Miller's table but ran out of ammunition, she said. This whole fear, like set over me. RT @RobSchentrup: Since Carmen's death: over 200,000 Americans have died from gun violence over 380,000 people have been shot and are living with injuries As we mark this five-year milestone, we must reflect on how far we have come and how far we have left to go. 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. Dr. Frank Ochberg, a psychiatrist and expert on PTSD, worked with survivors after the Columbine shooting. Everyone wrote on a coffee mug with heartfelt messages to our favorite coffee addict that we plan to give to her family. We had a training in the auditorium in January, she said. 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Miller describes the days and weeks after the shooting as dark and painful. #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.. With several kids bleeding profusely, Reoven used a baby blanket to tie a tourniquet on one injured girl with the help of another student. ", 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. [Nick's brother] Alex will never have a brother to talk or hang out with. We were trying to hush each other, there was some whispering. "As we ran out, it looked like a war had taken place. Nicholas Dworet was extremely passionate about swimming and was headed to the University of Indianapolis on an athletic scholarship, his family said. Bullet holes pocked the doors and walls. We celebrated with cake and released balloons with words of love for her. "If police did their job that day the shooter would've been killed at MSD. And it was such a relief that I for a long time could not be angry,' David said. He was awarded the U.S. Army's Medal of Heroism after his death. Aaron Feis, 37, drove his golf cart towards danger and even though he had heard the gunshots and he was. 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. Twitter / Via Twitter: @kalsxx_ Carmen Schentrup, 16, was a smart student and piano player . Carmen Schentrup was known as quirky, sarcastic and witty. "We had to redefine what normal was.". When we got up from behind the desk, two bodies of my classmates laid there, lifeless or unconscious. They dont know what theyre talking about. I cried and swept it under the rug. "He died saving many people. As victim after victim spoke, many people in the courtroom gallery wept. But 16-year-old Carmen Schentrup was lying facedown in a pool of blood. A jury of seven men and five . You fill our lives with loving memories that we will always cherish. ", "The fact that he died saving lives, the guy's a hero," high school student Ryan Mackman said. She loved arts and crafts, dancing, music and watching Alex Trebek host "Jeopardy!," her mother said. Thanks for contacting us. Reoven said she knew Carmen Schentrup was gone. You are an amazing daughter, sister, and friend. 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. It's something that I can't control.". By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our, Student Ben Wikander and teacher Ronit Reoven. Her parents, Philip and April, speak with soft wonder. (Mike Stocker / Sun Sentinel ). The two spent much of their school days together, and Samantha told ABC News' "Nightline" that "going throughout my day without that, it's something that I have to get used to.". Carmen was intelligent beyond her years. Schentrup was "mature beyond her years," her parents said, yet "still a kid at heart.". Carmen Schentrup was shot inside Ronit Reoven's classroom. Joaquin Oliver is seen here in this undated file photo. Everyone in our AP English Literature class had written sonnets for their mothers, which we presented in class. Published: 01:58 EST, 15 February 2019 | Updated: 07:04 EST, 15 February 2019. Carmen, 16, wanted to find its cure. 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Wilford discussed the trauma in the aftermath of the shooting, saying she has to fight to stay motivate to attend school, Her father, David Wilford, praised his daughter's resilience as she now interns at the same trauma center she was treated at and coaches basketball. Despite the horror unfolding around them, Schamis said students courageously attempted to calm each other and remain quiet as bullets strafed the room. Peter Wang, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is seen in this photo near a memorial in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 16, 2018. Carmen Marie Schentrup 2/21/01-2/14/18. Carmen SCHENTRUP. This story was submitted to Love What Matters byCarmen Lo, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. I knew I had to do something to try to help the kids who were injured, she said. "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.". School Shooting Florida 5 Years. In the past week since the shooting tormented our school, the media has swarmed us. "Everybody's been telling me it's survivor's guilt, but it's very real, and it's not going away anytime soon.". "We are absolutely gutted," Fontana wrote on Facebook. Cruz, 23, has previously pleaded guilty to murdering 14 students and three staffers in the rampage. Gunsmoke so thick it veiled classrooms. "We will not get to see him getting married. "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. 2. Teacher Ivy Schamis, meanwhile, told jurors how the sudden eruption of gunfire threw her class on the 1936 Olympics into a panicked frenzy. One friend took to Twitter to mourn her death , writing, "Your familyis forever in my hearts and . Reoven said. "Carmen was a dreamer," her parents said. She said she now wears the cross every day "and it gives me such strength.". Robert Schentrup, whose 16-year-old sister Carmen was killed in the shooting, opposes the death penalty altogether. She always looked for ways to help others.". "Words can not describe my pain," Miguel wrote on Instagram. In this type of love, how others view us is more important than how we actually feel. At 17, Sid Fischer had never contemplated his death before. The teen took extra time getting dressed for school the next morning and proudly held her flowers and card in the car when his father drove him to school. "You get triggered. Jurors will decide if he receives a life sentence without parole or the death penalty. RE: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Marjory Stoneman Douglas Remembrance Day. 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 think about it every day. Carmen Schentrup is pictured in this undated photo. Blood-smeared hallways. Reoven then saw another teen, Carmen Schentrup, lying motionless on the floor. She described her son as humble, witty and great with children. Interactive graphic: Understanding the choices jurors made on the verdict form, A court representative reads the Schentrup familys victim impact statement. We all walk through grief so differently. His mother, Annika Dworet, said in court in 2022 through tears, "We have an empty bedroom in our house. My classmates all wore the same confused expression as I did as we walked out. ", "Jaime was such a special kid. "Two counselors saw me and they came over and comforted me because they knew I was going through trauma.". What really bothered me most was that it seemed to NOT bother her. She was beautiful, caring, funny, brilliant and musically talented the kind of daughter a mom can't help but be proud of. Prosecutors left the viewing of the crime scene, an exceedingly rare and visceral occurrence in a criminal trial, for the last day of their nearly three-week presentation and rested their case. Unfortunately, Carmen never made it out of her classroom alive. I couldn't move. No child should have to look down at a friend lying in a coffin and watch as their family kisses them goodbye. Carmen Schentrup: She was in her AP Psych class, room 1213. I kept thinking about these kids who should not be experiencing this at all.. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award. 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. Unfortunately, tragedy struck home and we were unable to celebrate the joyous occasion with her. "This is just pure evil," Florida Gov. I was just reliving it all.". Submit your story here. She was involved in her church youth group and different school clubs. Several still have pieces of shrapnel in their bodies. Carmen, you are a bright, beautiful, young woman bursting into the world. The slam of a heavy wooden church door at a classmate's funeral sent Stoneman Douglas student Danielle Gilbert to the floor. Wilford and Mayor are back in school. I was just shaking. Watch Live: Nikolas Cruz Court Hearing. Wang and two other slain cadets were awarded the U.S. Army's Medal of Heroism. ((Source: Schentrup family)) She dreamed of curing ALS after watching two people close to her suffer from the neurodegenerative disease . Samantha Mayor was shot in the knee and appeared stable. The 16-year-old's death was reported by several friends and. 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