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An 86-year-old man died this morning after his car struck a utility pole in Bothell.

The accident happened around 8:30 a.m. in the 23900 block of 23^rd Avenue West, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.  The driver was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators are trying to determine why the car left the roand and struck the pole, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The man’s name and cause and manner of death will be released by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office.

A teenage boy who was shot in the foot after he allegedly drove a car into a contract security guard at the Food and Drug Administration lab in Bothell on Feb. 8 is out of juvenile detention, according to Snohomish County prosecuting attorneys.

He has not been charged with a crime in connection with the incident and prosecutors said they will wait until an investigation into the shooting has been completed by the Snohomish Multi-Agency Response Team before making a charging decision.

According to Bothell police, the boy was shot around 7 a.m. after he was confronted by two armed guards who provide security to the FDA lab through a contract with the Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service.

Police said the guards first reported that they were contacting a suspicious vehicle  in the parking lot. The guards said the teen fled, then returned for the car and hit at least one of them while he was backing up, according to police. At least one of the guards fired, striking the boy in the foot, according to Shari Ireton, a spokeswoman for the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

The 15-year-old then drove away, got into a separate hit-and-run accident and drove home, police said. He was tracked down via information on the vehicle relayed by the guards, police said.

The teen, who was a student at Secondary Academy for Success, an alternative high school near cthe FDA building, was taken into custody and booked into the Denney Juvenile Justice Center on investigation of second-degree assault on Friday.

Officials have not yet said whether both guards fired their weapons, how many shots were fired, nor why the teen was driving a car.

A 37-year old woman who was found slain in her Bothell home on Tuesday morning died from head injuries, police said this morning.

Susann Smith, a mother of two young children, worked for mobile game developer, Z2Live. The company released a statement saying that several employees became worried when Smith did not show up for work or answer repeated phone calls because she had always been a “passionate and dedicated employee.”

Bothell police later informed the company that she was found dead at her home on the 200 block of 240th Street Southwest.

“Susann was an employee of Z2Live for a little over a year, and during her time here brought endless energy, smiles and a creative spirit to her work and the office,” the company’s statement said. “The Z2Live family is extremely saddened and equally heartbroken by the news of the loss of our friend and co-worker.”

Bothell police are asking anyone who may have information on the death to call the department’s tip-line at 425-487-5550.

The victim of a suspicious death discovered in her Bothell home Tuesday morning has been identified as Susann Smith by her Seattle-based employer.

Smith is a 37-year-old mother of two young children, according to Times new partner KING-TV.

Mobile game developer, Z2Live, released a statement today saying that several employees became worried when Smith did not show up for work or answer repeated phone calls because she had always been a “passionate and dedicated employee.” Bothell authorities later informed the company that she was found dead at her home on the 200 block of 240th Street Southwest.

“Susann was an employee of Z2Live for a little over a year, and during her time here brought endless energy, smiles and a creative spirit to her work and the office,” the company’s statement said. “The Z2Live family is extremely saddened and equally heartbroken by the news of the loss of our friend and co-worker.”

The Bothell Police Department has not released any details on how or when Smith died, or any possible suspects. KIRO-TV reported that Smith had recently divorced and was in a custody battle over the two children with her ex-husband.

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office also has not released her name or cause of death yet.

Bothell police say the death of a person found in a home this morning is suspicious.

Police went to a home in the 200 block of 240th Street Southwest around 10:30 a.m to check on a woman who had not shown up to work as expected.  Upon arrival, officers found one deceased person inside the home, police said.

No others details, including the name, gender or age of the deceased, are being released at this time.

The Bellevue, Kirkland and Everett Police Departments have released the following photos and sketch of the robbery suspect.

This man is suspected of being involved in more than 20 armed robberies.

Police are looking for a man they suspect has committed more than 20 armed robberies in the Seattle metro area since October.

The most recent robbery happened Saturday at Bothell’s Big Foot Java, at 18115 State Route 522. The robber walked up to its drive-through window displaying a gun and demanded money, according to police.

The robber is described as a white or Hispanic male  in his 20s standing between 5-foot-2 and 5-foot-6 with a stocky build. On Saturday he wore a dark stocking-type hat, a gray hoodie, a black and white bandana concealing the lower portion of his face, light-colored gloves, and jeans.

Bothell police believe he may have left in a getaway vehicle with an accomplice

Police are investigating whether the same man is behind robberies and attempted robberies at Subway restaurants and coffee stands in Shoreline, Bothell and Lake Forest Park.

At about 2:25 p.m. Saturday a man walked up to the drive-through window at BigFoot Java coffee stand, 18115 Bothell Way NE, in Bothell and asked the cashier to hand over her money. She said no, and he ran off with no money, Bothell Police Sgt. Dan Christman said.

The suspect was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and had a bandana covering his nose and mouth. At the time, the cashier believed the robber was armed, Christman said, but police are still investigating whether or not he had a gun.

Earlier in the day, Subway restaurants in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park were also robbed. The masked suspect got away with money in both of those cases.

Police are investigating whether the cases are connected, said King County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West.

CAMANO ISLAND – The Island County Sheriff’s Office says a young man and a young woman from Bothell are accused of assaulting and shooting a Camano Island woman.

KOMO-TV reported that the victim was hospitalized in stable condition and expected to survive the Thursday morning attack. She was not immediately identified.

Deputies have not said what led to the shooting but do say the victim knew the attackers.

A Bothell woman, Chun Ho Bahn, 63, was one of two people identified Thursday as one of the nine people who died in last weekend’s bus crash in Oregon.

According to the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office, she was traveling with her husband, Youn Bahn, 66, who is being treated at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton, Ore.

The other victim identified Thursday is Ae Ja Kim, 61, of Gangwon Province, Korea. Her husband, Man Sun Kim, age 71, is being treated at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland.

The medical examiner’s office said Thursday it has identified all nine of the passengers who died in the crash.  The identities of seven have been released, and the names of the remaining two will be released once it is clear that relatives have been notified, officials said. There were 38 people injured in the crash.

Those who died in the crash and whose names already have been officially released are :

Dale William Osborn, 57, of Spanaway,

Yong Ho Lee, 75, of Lynnwood,

Youmin Kim, 11, South Korea

Oun Hong Jung, 67, and his wife, Joong Wha Kim, 63, South Korea, who may have been staying with relatives in the Bothell area.

Meanwhile, friends of a Seattle Pacific University student, Richard Sohn, 19, say his death has been reported by news agencies in Korea, but he is not among the victims whose names have been released to date.