Melissa Schuler

But DNA tests are being conducted to be absolutely certain for the family's sake, said Agent Melissa Schuler.She said she did not know when results would be available, but that DNA swabs from the Texas child and from Teekah's mother, Theresa English, had been sent to the FBI lab.

The "look-alike" has been ruled out as far as law enforcement is concerned, she said.

"It was a combination of photos and records that are available and birthmarks.We're fairly certain but we just want to make an ultimate determination with the DNA," Schuler said.
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"The agents in Dallas are fairly certain that it's not her," said Melissa Schuler, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Seattle.
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"It's fairly certain that it is not Teekah Lewis," said Melissa Schuler, spokeswoman for the FBI's Seattle office.
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Schuler, who referred to the girl in Texas as "a look-alike," said the girl's birthmarks don't match Teekah's.

FBI spokeswoman Melissa Schuler said Wednesday she did not know if the agency was investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.

"The agents in Dallas are fairly certain that it's not her," said Melissa Schuler, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Seattle.

FBI Special Agent Melissa Schuler said the bureau is taking the threat seriously, and agents are evaluating and investigating it.

"But we're not recommending that anybody take any actions at this time," she said.

Melissa Schuler, a spokeswoman for the FBI office in Seattle, said yesterday that her supervisors were not aware of any specific effort to interview Muslims in the Seattle area."If they were interviewed, it was not because they're Muslim," she said.

Melissa Schuler, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Seattle, confirmed Wednesday her agency is assisting tribal police with the investigation.
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No arrests have been made, Schuler said.

"He was pretty desperate and it's just very good that it came to a safe and fairly quick resolution," said FBI spokesperson Melissa Schuler.

The FBI also says the suspect matches the description and MO of a robber who has hit three other times in recent weeks -- robberies in Kent, White Center, and Federal Way.

The hotel itself continued to operate normally during the standoff.Only the laundry facility at the back of the hotel was affected, although several hotel guests were escorted to their cars in the east parking lot by armed officers just to make sure they were safe while the standoff was underway.

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The "look-alike" has been ruled out as far as law enforcement is concerned, FBI Agent Melissa Schuler said.

"It was a combination of photos and records that are available and birthmarks," she said.