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Body Found In Burning House; Person Of Interest Sought

POSTED: 5:30 am PST November 15, 2007
UPDATED: 11:52 am PST November 15, 2007

Detectives are investigating the death of a person whose body was found in a burning home in Tigard.

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Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue was called to a home on Southwest Greenfield Drive at about 7:40 p.m. Wednesday and found smoke coming from the second floor of the home.

While extinguishing the blaze, firefighters said they discovered a body.

Police are still awaiting an autopsy for positive identification of the victim, but investigators said they believe the body is that of 21-year-old Alla Bogdanov. According to police, Bogdanov occasionally stayed at the home while she attended a nearby school.

Investigators have identified 30-year-old Mikkal Buxton as a person of interest in death investigation. Investigators said Buxton was scheduled to meet with Bogdanov sometime on Wednesday at the Tigard home.

Buxton is believed to be driving a blue 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911.

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