US Edition6 People Killed in Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale; Police Say the Murders Are Connected and a Suspect Also Dead
- Earlier this week, authorities identified 51-year-old Russell Kot, suspected of killing six people in Fort Lauderdale and Sarasota, as the suspect who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Investigators say the shooter had a prior romantic relationship with one Fort Lauderdale victim, while the connection to Sarasota victims and motive remain unclear.
- Surveillance footage shows the killing spree began in Victoria Park, Fort Lauderdale, and ended roughly 200 miles northwest in Sarasota's Amberlea neighborhood, with the suspect's vehicle entering at about 11:01 a.m. before deputies arrived around 12:30 p.m.
- Friends launched a GoFundMe page for victims' families, raising more than $44,000 of a $100,000 goal as of Feb. 12, with five family members among the victims.
- Parts of the 911 call released Wednesday show a neighbor reporting a man lying outside, while the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office and Fort Lauderdale Police Department continue investigating the unclear motive.
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Florida authorities investigate a series of homicides in Fort Lauderdale and Sarasota County that left six fatal victims
‘My neighbor’s been shot’: 911 call released after 6 murdered in Fort Lauderdale, Sarasota
Deputies have released a 911 call in the wake of a cross-Florida mass murder spree that authorities said began with a Fort Lauderdale man killing two people in the city’s Victoria Park neighborhood and ended with him killing four more in Sarasota before taking his own life.
Multiple People Found Dead After Shooting Inside Florida Gated Community
UPDATE — 2/12/2026 at 11:50 a.m.: The victims of the shooting in a gated community in Sarasota, Florida, have been identified. Olga Greinert, 49, Florita Stolyar, 66, Anatoly Ioffe, 61, and Yaroslav Blyudoy, 39, were all killed during the shooting at a Sarasota home on Tuesday, February 10, according to the Herald-Tribune. Meanwhile, the suspect has been identified as Fort Lauderdale resident Russell Kot, 51. Kot is also suspected of killing Lar…
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