We heard every shot echoing across the campus. Maddy Wilford was in class with her friends when a gunman opened fire in her high school in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018. ', Maddy Wilford, 18, was the most critically-wounded shooting survivor at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School i Parkland, Florida, Maddy suffered four bullets - three through her abdomen, which pierced her lung and one that shattered her right arm. "I said, 'Love you.' "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.". The night before Joaquin Oliver was killed at school, his father, Manuel Oliver, took his son to buy Valentine's Day flowers for his girlfriend. 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. Wilford and Mayor are back in school. The prosecutors seeking the death penalty for the Parkland school shooter started their rebuttal on Sept. 27 in Broward County court. Carmen Schentrup would have turned 17 years old on Feb. 21, 2018. We will always hesitate before answering the question, 'How many kids do you have?'". ", 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.". "He was always a giving guy, he was always there for people, he had a big heart. This is so heartbreaking to read, even after more than a year. Carmen Schentrup, 17, was fatally shot. '", Luke wore a cross every day, and Gena Hoyer requested to get it from his body so she could wear it to his funeral. That showed all the way to the end.". Student Kelsey Friend told ABC News that Beigel unlocked a classroom door during the gunfire and ushered students inside. The research fund in her name continues to grow . Beloved school football coach Aaron Feis, also a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School graduate, died running toward the gunfire, trying to shield students, officials said. Once the gunfire ceased, she remembers emerging from her hiding spot behind her desk. "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. I have a box over my heart with a lid so tightly closed, trying to keep all my emotions under control, said Linda Beigel Schulman, who lost her son, Scott J. Beigel, a geography teacher. The track coach had thrown himself on top of the kids to stop the bullets from hitting him. It was Valentines Day, the day of love. 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. Handsome boy.. 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'. "You get triggered. There is no time where you can say, 'OK, you are healed now.'". Memories of Carmen Schentrup lying lifeless on the classroom floor torment De Oliveira. Carmen Schentrup, 16. You are a gift from God and into His arms you return. "She was probably one of the smallest on the team but the feistiest. She didn't feel ready to return to school but is teaching again. To this day, loud noises balloons popping, fire alarms ringing take him back. Carmen Schentrup passed away on February 14, 2018. 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In the past week since the shooting tormented our school, the media has swarmed us. - Meadow Pollack and Cara Loughran: Meadow was shot 4 times in the hallway on the third floor. Now the resilient teen and former basketball player is speaking out about the trauma she deals with and is recalling the horrific day one year ago Thursday, saying she wants to move forward. We had a training in the auditorium in January, she said. Peter Wangs family no longer gathers for Chinese New Year. Specifically that he was shot in the stomach and head and was killed although he was "trying to breathe" according to her. 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. These survivors live with anxiety and fear, sleepless nights and wandering thoughts unable to escape the sights, sounds and smells of Feb. 14: The crunch of glass beneath their feet. "Just laying there still and there. One can only hope that these victims did not suffer long die to the grave injuries inflicted by an AR-15. According to new info released today, Gina Montalto was killed by a near contact distance gunshot wound to the chest. 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. "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. Nicholas Dworets mother hesitates every time someone asks her, How many kids do you have?. Submit your story here. But today, Im taking the lid off that box.. A slammed door two days after the massacre sounded just like gunshots, she said. GoFundMe; Facebook, Joan Cox. Friends said he was not just a talented athlete, but a 'good guy' who will be missed, Martin Duque, 14, (left) was a freshman. She never even had the chance to find out, as the congratulatory letter arrived at her house the day just after the shooting. It's easier than waking parents in the middle of the night when visions of the shooting flood their heads. Carmen Schentrup died February 14, 2018 in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. It took more than an hour. The heart-rending testimonies concluded on Thursday after the jury toured the school building where the mass shooting took place. There is an empty chair at our dining table. Satz again asked about the significance of the high-powered bullets. 196 They blast their chilling first-hand accounts of classrooms under fire to massive audiences. From Parkland families, parting words of grace and sorrow. Gunfire had shattered the window in her door, spraying across Room 1213. Carmen Schentrup Schentrup was a 2017 National Merit Scholar semi-finalist, according to the Broward County Public School system. My two boys played for him," said Scott Israel, who was Broward County sheriff at the time of the shooting. Cruz, 23, has previously pleaded guilty to murdering 14 students and three staffers in the rampage. "I didn't talk to them. High grades and school involvement were a huge part of Gina's life. Carmen SCHENTRUP. 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. "Meadow was a lovely young woman, who was full of energy," said university spokeswoman Jamie D'Aria, according to WPLG. 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Her father, Fred Guttenberg, was overcome with emotion as he spoke of her death the next day. Carmen Schentrup, 16, was an accomplished musician who took all AP-level courses her senior year. The rare trial of a gunman in a mass shooting has underscored how massacres shatter families and communities over time. "Some may be willing to share and others aren't. Carmen Schentrup, a dedicated, accomplished and straight-A student "was going to change the world," her parents said in a statement on Facebook. One juror cried when she called Joaquin her soul mate. His father, Max Schachter, remarried, and his two sons instantly gained a loving mother and two adoring sisters, Schachter said in his eulogy, which was published in The Washington Post. On the day he would have become an adult, Dworet's classmates marked his birthday at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. Dworet died one month before his 18th birthday. "She loved to cook with her Father and her Grandmother, especially during the holiday season," her parents wrote on a GoFundMe page. 'I saw her face above the covers with a tube down her throat. And then, then I did get shot. They. They. His devastated college student girlfriend is among those grieving his death. "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. 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. Benjamin Wikanders radial nerve was damaged so badly that he still must wear an arm brace. 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Her blood seeped from her hip and thigh through her white pants; the blood of others splattered there, too. And he didn't get the chance to," Friend said, noting that her teacher was lying on the floor. "He was just such a great individual. Families lamented that they would never see their children graduate from high school or college. She even sleeps with Alyssas blanket, four years later, he added. Lori Alhadeff and her husband Ilan Alhadeff right, hold a picture of their daughter Alyssa Alhadeff, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victim, during a news conference on gun control March 23, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Martin Duque Anguiano is seen here in this undated file photo. 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. [58] [59] Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach and security guard, was killed as he shielded two students. I lost the love letters he was writing for me in that fourth-period creative writing class.. If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526. Jaime Guttenberg was a freshman who loved to dance. ", West Point officials called Wang a "brave young man" and posthumously offered him admission "for his heroic actions.". We love and miss you dearly. Born in the age of the smartphone, Parkland students also vent and grieve through social media. Another shredded her right arm. Alex Schachter was buried in the same cemetery as his mother. 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. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 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. 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. Schentrup was "mature beyond her years," her parents said, yet "still a kid at heart.". We celebrated with cake and released balloons with words of love for her. A jury of seven men and five . "I can't close my eyes without thinking of my friend.". Like, I don't wanna die,' as she sat on her classroom floor. 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. 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. I was in disbelief but mostly feeling guilt," she said in a recent post. "Parkland happened because of a series of cascading, systemic failures, which . Apparently according to this article Chris Hixon was shot multiple times in the legs initially and then later shot again in the chest and abdomen (he was apparently conscious and able to acknowledge the officers but wasn't able to respond to their questions due to his injuries). Injuries (could only find descriptions for 14 of the 17 injured): Anthony Borges: He was shot five times. 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 . Tori Gonzalez, the girlfriend of Joaquin Oliver, said the two of them were soul mates. His mother, Annika Dworet, said in court in 2022 through tears, "We have an empty bedroom in our house. After the six-minute, 20-second rampage, Fischer may have walked out of the school unscathed, he said, but he feels shattered inside. Students tossed her a blanket, which she used as a tourniquet for him. Carmen pushed herself to do her best in school, piano, and learning new things, such as German. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our, Student Ben Wikander and teacher Ronit Reoven. And a high school football coach who ran toward the sound of gunfire, trying to shield students. "We really didn't have enough time for ourselves to fix our heads. 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