Published: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Former Whidbey student shot
Tacoma police have no suspects after Camille Love, a former Whidbey Island high school student, dies and her brother, Josh Love, is injured in a shooting Sunday night.
LANGLEY — A small alternative high school on Whidbey Island was in mourning Monday, less than a day after one of its June graduates was fatally shot in Tacoma.
Camille A. Love, who spent last year at Bayview School, was killed while in her car by a passing driver.
“We are like a real family here, and it’s a loss to all of us,” said David Pfeiffer, director of the school of 55 students.
Love, 20, moved from Tacoma to Whidbey Island for her senior year and lived with her grandparents, Paul and Arden Sjunnesen, Pfeiffer said.
Paul Sjunnesen has been a leader in several Snohomish County and Western Washington school districts. He retired as superintendent of the Everett School District in 1992 and worked as an interim superintendent in the Bellevue, Everett, Granite Falls, Mercer Island and Marysville. He was not reached for comment Monday.
Tacoma police were investigating the shooting Monday.
Camille Love was driving from a family gathering to a friend’s house in Tacoma on Sunday night when she and her brother were shot by someone in a white minivan that pulled alongside at an intersection, according to the Associated Press.
Josh Love was wounded in the arm and treated at Tacoma General Hospital.
Josh Love said there had been no confrontation on the road or other apparent motive for the shooting, the Associated Press reported.
“There was nothing intentional on the victims’ part,” police spokesman Mark Fulghum told The News Tribune of Tacoma. “It wasn’t like they were racing around, driving erratically.”
After the shooting the stolen minivan sped away. It was later found abandoned. No arrests had been made Monday evening.
Pfeiffer said Love was “very well liked” at Bayview and was interested in veterinary science.
“She is the kind of person who wouldn’t have a bad thing to say about anyone,” he said. “We are feeling a lot of shock and disbelief.”
“Cami was a very quiet and shy young lady, just real steadfast in her desire to not only graduate but go on” to a career caring for animals, Pfeiffer said.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446, stevick@hearldnet.com.
Camille A. Love, who spent last year at Bayview School, was killed while in her car by a passing driver.
“We are like a real family here, and it’s a loss to all of us,” said David Pfeiffer, director of the school of 55 students.
Love, 20, moved from Tacoma to Whidbey Island for her senior year and lived with her grandparents, Paul and Arden Sjunnesen, Pfeiffer said.
Paul Sjunnesen has been a leader in several Snohomish County and Western Washington school districts. He retired as superintendent of the Everett School District in 1992 and worked as an interim superintendent in the Bellevue, Everett, Granite Falls, Mercer Island and Marysville. He was not reached for comment Monday.
Tacoma police were investigating the shooting Monday.
Camille Love was driving from a family gathering to a friend’s house in Tacoma on Sunday night when she and her brother were shot by someone in a white minivan that pulled alongside at an intersection, according to the Associated Press.
Josh Love was wounded in the arm and treated at Tacoma General Hospital.
Josh Love said there had been no confrontation on the road or other apparent motive for the shooting, the Associated Press reported.
“There was nothing intentional on the victims’ part,” police spokesman Mark Fulghum told The News Tribune of Tacoma. “It wasn’t like they were racing around, driving erratically.”
After the shooting the stolen minivan sped away. It was later found abandoned. No arrests had been made Monday evening.
Pfeiffer said Love was “very well liked” at Bayview and was interested in veterinary science.
“She is the kind of person who wouldn’t have a bad thing to say about anyone,” he said. “We are feeling a lot of shock and disbelief.”
“Cami was a very quiet and shy young lady, just real steadfast in her desire to not only graduate but go on” to a career caring for animals, Pfeiffer said.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446, stevick@hearldnet.com.
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