According to new info released today, Gina Montalto was killed by a near contact distance gunshot wound to the chest. Wang "was pointing the door open for other people to escape, and then he was struck by the bullets," friend Aiden Ortiz told ABC affiliate WPLG. This syndrome is so similar to being shot and carrying a bullet inside you. Carmen was intelligent beyond her years. Rumors started spreading like wildfire that Carmen had been shot and was left in the building as other students were evacuated. The 14-year-old loved chocolate chip cookies and smoothies. 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 leave . No child should need to bury their friends or siblings. What really bothered me most was that it seemed to NOT bother her. - Meadow Pollack and Cara Loughran: Meadow was shot 4 times in the hallway on the third floor. 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. Id hear, Oh, thats sad. Some parents have struggled to work. It was a new role for me, and I didnt like it. [Nick's brother] Alex will never have a brother to talk or hang out with. "I will never get to say goodbye to her," Meghan Petty, sister of 14-year-old Alaina Petty, said through tears. Her blood seeped from her hip and thigh through her white pants; the blood of others splattered there, too. Very frightening. This Broke Me: Parkland Trial Reveals Depths of Families Sorrow, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/us/parkland-shooting-trial-victims-families.html. 'I was so thankful that she didn't die. Why were we chosen? "Words can not describe my pain," Miguel wrote on Instagram. Helena Ramsay, 17 in this undated handout photo, was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting on Feb. 14, 2018. She even sleeps with Alyssas blanket, four years later, he added. Gina always took great pride in her education. One juror cried when she called Joaquin her soul mate. 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. Seventeen students and staff were killed in the 2018 Stoneman Douglas massacre. 25 Feb 2023 22:05:43 Count 10 of 17 in the penalty phase is for the murder of Carmen Schentrup who Nikolas Cruz killed on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, according to Scherer. The heart-rending testimonies concluded on Thursday after the jury toured the school building where the mass shooting took place. Bullet holes pocked the doors and walls. Jaime Guttenberg "was smart and focused" and "wise beyond her years," her mother, Jennifer Guttenberg, said in court last year. Mayor and two other students were wounded. In all, three bullets ripped through Maddy's abdomen, piercing her lung. After the shooting, Room 1214 created a text group, in search of comfort from those who heard the same gunfire, saw the same bloodshed and feared for their lives in the very same space. Unfortunately, Carmen never made it out of her classroom alive. As victim after victim spoke, many people in the courtroom gallery wept. Maddy's father David was in Nashville during the shooting and said he felt like he was 'going out of my mind', when he heard the news of Maddy's injuries, calling it a miracle that she is alive. She never even had the chance to find out, as the congratulatory letter arrived at her house the day just after the shooting. Today, he wonders what his funeral would have been like. 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High grades and school involvement were a huge part of Gina's life. The 16-year-old's death was reported by several friends and. 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. You fill our lives with loving memories that we will always cherish. 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. Nicholas Dworet. . [58] [59] Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach and security guard, was killed as he shielded two students. Nicholas Dworets mother hesitates every time someone asks her, How many kids do you have?. 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. I didnt know how to be the parent of a kid who didnt play. 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. As we grieve and process what has happened, my classmates and I agree that action must start now. Carmen SCHENTRUP. ABC News' Meredith Longo contributed to this report. 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. They were running away from the gunman. We parted ways with a see you later, not knowing that it would be the last time that we would see each other. Students who experienced the shooting that took 17 lives on Feb. 14, 2018 recallharrowing memories. Daniela Menescal (Mike Stocker / Sun Sentinel ). She and a friend made their escape. Their 16-year-old daughter, Carmen, was murdered. She never got her braces off, said Meghan Petty, Alaina Pettys sister. 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. Carmen Schentrup, 16, (left) was a gifted student who last year was named as a semifinalist in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. "I got up in a panic and I was ready to run," he said. ", "We did not get to see Nick graduate from high school or college," she said. Funeral Home Services for Carmen are being provided by Kraeer Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Coral Springs, Florida. 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. "That is where I go to see my kid now.". 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. And he gave me a kiss, 'I love you too.' This is it. Feis was survived by his wife and daughter, family friend Brandon Corona said at the funeral. Alyssa Alhadeff- multiple shots to the torso and limbs, Joaquin Oliver: Shot in the leg, later shot multiple times in the head and torso, Anthony Borges:15, He was shot five times. That moment, he realized, was his rebirth. Aaron Feis is pictured in this 1999 yearbook from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Dr.. Period," Reoven said. "He was such a sweet guy," wrestler Ray Corniel said, according to the newspaper. Jaime Guttenberg was a freshman who loved to dance. Despite the horror unfolding around them, Schamis said students courageously attempted to calm each other and remain quiet as bullets strafed the room. I knew I had to do something to try to help the kids who were injured, she said. But the industry is largely unregulated and unproven, often gruesome video and autopsy evidence. She was one of 10 Douglas students to. Carmen Schentrup, 16, was an accomplished musician who took all AP-level courses her senior year. Carmen Schentrup: She was in her AP Psych class, room 1213. 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. "There was no book. 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. Four students were shot in Room 1213 and one died. She managed to crawl her way to a classroom door but was unable to get inside. This whole fear, like set over me. Robert Schentrup is brother to Carmen Schentrup, one of the 17 victims of the Parkland School Shooting. They were among the 17 students and staff shot dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018. "She aspired for that greatness," Lori Alhadeff said. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting. Carmen Schentrup: She was in her AP Psych class, room 1213. Alberto Luperon Jan 25th, 2021, 6:59 am. Senior Nicholas Dworet (right) was a gifted swimmer who had his sights set on 2020 Tokyo Olympics success. Iouri Boiko, a Broward County medical examiner, performed autopsies for. Meadow Pollack, 18, (right) was preparing for college, Cara Loughran, 14, (left) loved Irish dancing and the beach. Court is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. EST. 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. At about the third week, she came to understand there was nothing she could have done to prevent the outcome. Carmen Schentrup's parents find sleep elusive. The 18-year-old now has an internship at the same trauma center she was treated for her injuries and coaches basketball. "He would always tell his parents that when he grew up, he would buy them a house," his family said. "When running out into the hallway, I step on glass, bullet shells, and blood. Carmen Schentrup died February 14, 2018 in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. "This is just pure evil," Florida Gov. The slam of a heavy wooden church door at a classmate's funeral sent Stoneman Douglas student Danielle Gilbert to the floor. 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. 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. Carmen Schentrup passed away on February 14, 2018. She was a Girl Scout, a church volunteer, a soccer player and Color Guard member who "earned top-notch grades," The Miami Herald reported. This is why she did not flee with the other students. Hes angry at me convincing him to run.. Still, she's on edge, anxious, irritable and angry. "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. So I'm thinking that the moaning and heavy breathing in the 1213 video is actually Maddie since a bullet to the right temple would be near instant? (Mike Stocker / Sun Sentinel ). "I moved my family to Parkland because it was an idyllic little community," Max Schachter wrote. The 30 Holocaust history students and their teachers lean on each other day and night. Feb. 14, 2018, was the last morning Gena Hoyer had with her youngest child, her "precious Lukey bear," who loved basketball and chicken nuggets. 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. I wanted it quiet, but I needed it loud.". Our innocence has been robbed from us. Carmen Schentrup and I started our friendship during our freshman year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. ", "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. So did several defense lawyers. "He was the epitome of what a hardworking husband and father should be. Miller finds it healing to talk about Columbine and met with Parkland students and teachers to discuss their road ahead. A bailiff offered them water. Handsome boy.. Nicholas Dworet was extremely passionate about swimming and was headed to the University of Indianapolis on an athletic scholarship, his family said. "Some may be willing to share and others aren't. I thought it was that drill. Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. Get updates on developing stories as they happen with our free breaking news email alerts. The research fund in her name continues to grow . It was Valentines Day, the day of love. She doesn't want to remember her that way, but instead as the genuine and intelligent girl she was. "People ask when it's going to get back to normal and it doesn't," said DeAngelis, who retired in 2014. Always analyzing, my brain took this data and churned out one of the scariest statistics I've ever heard: there was a one-in-four chance that my sister was among the dead. Alex Schachter is seen here in this undated file photo. The heart-rending testimony concluded on Thursday after the jury deciding the fate of the gunman, Nikolas Cruz, toured the school building where the mass shooting took place. He wonders whether he'll be the happy kid he was before Feb. 14. Carmen was a National Merit Finalist in 2018 but never knew it because the news came the day. Carmen Schentrup, a dedicated, accomplished and straight-A student "was going to change the world," her parents said in a statement on Facebook. His head is clouded with thoughts of the shooting he misses having a clear mind. A classmate's grandpa died recently and the group gave condolences. They will never again go for a drive blasting very loud music. The family no longer gathers for Chinese New Year because celebrating holidays has become too painful. Rebecca Bogart, 17, from Room 1214, said it's been hard to find peace since that day not even in her usual spot in the Everglades, where she has always gone to catch the sunsets and unwind. Alex Schachter was a talented trombone player in the school marching band. Carmen Schentrup Schentrup was a 2017 National Merit Scholar semi-finalist, according to the Broward County Public School system. Student Kelsey Friend told ABC News that Beigel unlocked a classroom door during the gunfire and ushered students inside. "Two counselors saw me and they came over and comforted me because they knew I was going through trauma.". Only when she saw the blood did Daniela Menescal grasp what it meant. It has been five years since the massacre at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School claimed 17 lives, an observance that is different from previous ones. Carmen Schentrup was shot inside Ronit Reoven's classroom. "And I sent my kid to school. The pair turned to Miller's table but ran out of ammunition, she said. Little did I know, my body was a newborn again. It took more than four years for the sounds of shots fired at Marjory Stoneman Dougla Sam Fuentes suffers from chronic pain and spasms in her legs and no longer has the same range of motion she once did. It's an invisible wound, but it's a wound. 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 . 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