Three days after a number of folks have been discovered killed in Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale properties in associated shootings, police in Florida have revealed that the suspect confirmed as much as the Sarasota residence with two handguns, 5 knives and different weapons.
Russell Kot51, is suspected of killing Larisa Bludaya46, and Ben Azivov18, at a house in Fort Lauderdale earlier than he traveled throughout the state to Sarasota and fatally shot Olga Greinert49, Florita Chairs66, Anatoly Ioffe61, and Yaroslav Blyudoy39, at a house inside a gated neighborhood.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Workplace introduced in a press launch on Friday, February 13, that they realized Kot relocated from Illinois to Fort Lauderdale within the fall of 2025.
“He was dwelling with Larissa Blyudoy, the daughter of Florita Stolyar, till the top of 2025, when the 2 separated,” the press launch learn. “A assessment of Kot’s cellular telephone data didn’t reveal any obvious triggering occasion previous to the shootings involving Larissa or any member of her household.”
Moreover, police mentioned that no data indicated that Kot beforehand stayed at Stolyar’s Fallcrest residence in Sarasota or cared for the household’s animals within the months main as much as the deadly taking pictures.
Investigators additionally confirmed that Kot had met Greinert, the household’s housekeeper, at the very least as soon as earlier than the incident.
A search warrant was executed on Kot’s automobile, the place authorities discovered two handguns, ammunition, 5 knives, rope, tape and an axe, based on the press launch. The weapons within the automotive have been discovered along with two handguns that Kot had on him when he entered the Fallcrest residence.
“Investigators have decided that after killing Olga Greinert and Yaroslav Blyudoy, Florita Stolyar’s son, Kot despatched a suicidal textual content message to members of his household,” the press launch mentioned. “He then remained on the Fallcrest residence till Florita and her husband, Anatoly Ioffe, returned dwelling. Upon their arrival, each have been shot and killed. Kot then shot himself.”
Police added that Crime Scene Analysts recovered greater than 20 shell casings contained in the residences, and it was confirmed that every sufferer sustained a number of gunshot wounds.
The investigation into the case stays ongoing.
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Deputies responded to the Fallcrest dwelling round 12:30 p.m. on February 10. As soon as they arrived, authorities discovered a neighbor performing CPR on a male sufferer within the dwelling’s entrance yard. The male sufferer was then moved to a different location, the place he was later pronounced lifeless.
Neighbors instructed responding officers that the person’s spouse was doubtlessly inside the house. They then entered the residence, the place they discovered two girls and two males that have been lifeless.
Because the Sarasota deputies tried to establish the victims and potential suspect, the Fort Lauderdale Police Division contacted them to say they have been engaged on a double murder. On the time, the Fort Lauderdale Police mentioned they believed the Sarasota taking pictures was linked to their investigation.
After police confirmed by way of surveillance footage that Kot drove via the neighborhood in Sarasota, the 2 departments have been in a position to piece collectively that he dedicated the killings in Fort Lauderdale earlier than he traveled to the Fallcrest handle.