A person is suspected of killing two individuals, together with an individual he was in a previous relationship with, after which gunning down 4 extra at one other residence a whole bunch of miles away in related homicides, authorities in Florida stated.
Legislation enforcement in Fort Lauderdale and Sarasota County on Wednesday each recognized 51-year-old Russell Kot as a suspect within the homicides. He died of obvious self-inflicted wounds on Tuesday following his alleged killing spree, authorities stated.
Deputies in Sarasota County initially responded noon Tuesday to a capturing at a residence in a gated group, authorities stated.
4 individuals had been killed — together with a person who was shot whereas approaching the entrance door, in accordance with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Workplace. Two ladies and one other man had been discovered lifeless inside the house, positioned within the Amberlea neighborhood, authorities stated.
Authorities reply to a murder investigation at a residence in Sarasota County, Florida, Feb. 10, 2026.
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The suspect, Kot, was additionally discovered lifeless within the residence, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Workplace stated. Video confirmed his automobile getting into the neighborhood at round 11 a.m. Tuesday, it stated. Shortly after, a neighbor’s Ring digicam captured the sound of gunfire, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
The person who was shot exterior the residence was seen getting into the neighborhood in his automobile about 37 minutes later, the sheriff’s workplace stated. Responding deputies discovered neighbors performing CPR on him within the entrance yard, it stated.
Later Tuesday afternoon, over 200 miles away on Florida’s east coast, police conducting a well-being examine at a residence within the Victoria Park part of Fort Lauderdale discovered two individuals lifeless inside a residence, police stated.
Whereas authorities in Sarasota County had been working to determine the victims and suspect of their case, the sheriff’s division stated Fort Lauderdale police contacted them to advise that they believed the double murder and Sarasota County capturing may be associated.
Following the Fort Lauderdale murder, the suspect’s automobile was captured on digicam touring close to Sarasota, earlier than the quadruple murder in Amberlea, authorities stated.
Police say two individuals had been discovered lifeless inside a residence in Fort Lauderdale.
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Kot lived in Fort Lauderdale and had a “earlier romantic relationship” with one of many Fort Lauderdale victims, in accordance with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Workplace. That sufferer was related to the Sarasota County victims, officers stated, although they didn’t elaborate.
Police on Wednesday recognized the victims in Fort Lauderdale as Larisa Blyudaya, 46, and Ben Azivov, 18.
The victims in Sarasota County had been recognized by the sheriff’s workplace on Wednesday as Olga Greinert, 49; Florita Stolyar, 66; Anatoly Ioffe, 61; and Yaroslav Blyudoy, 39.
The homicides stay below investigation.
A motive within the Sarasota County incident is unknown at the moment, the sheriff’s workplace stated Wednesday.
“Based mostly on our preliminary investigation, it seems that the suspect died of self-inflicted wounds, and there aren’t any identified documented psychological well being crises nor historical past of violence related to him,” the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Workplace stated.
