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2026 Fort Lauderdale–Sarasota shootings

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2026 Fort Lauderdale–Sarasota shootings
Location Fort Lauderdale and Bee Ridge, Florida, US
DateFebruary 10, 2026
Attack type
 Spree shooting, mass shooting, murder–suicide
Weapon Handgun
Deaths7 (including the perpetrator)
PerpetratorRussell Kot

On February 10, 2026, 51-year-old Russell Kot fatally shot a former romantic partner and her son in the Victoria Park neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Kot then drove to the Amberlea neighborhood of Bee Ridge, near Sarasota, where he entered the home of his former partner's parents and fatally shot her brother and a family friend. Her mother and father arrived at the home after the initial shooting and were fatally shot in front of the home by the gunman before Kot died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. [1] [2] [3] In total, seven people were killed, including the perpetrator. [4] [5] The gunman's motive is currently unknown. [6]

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Attack

During the morning hours of February 10, Kot gunned down two people inside a home in the Victoria Park neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, before leaving the area with his vehicle. [7] Kot drove across the state to the small community area of Bee Ridge, located southeast of Sarasota, where surveillance video from neighbors and the Amberlea homeowners association showing Kot entering the neighborhood just after 11:00 a.m. that morning. [8] He got out of his car, entered the front door of one of the houses, and opened fire on four family members, killing them, before the shooter took his own life from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. [4]

Victims

The two victims in the Fort Lauderdale shooting were identified as 46-year-old Larisa Blyudaya and her 18-year-old son Ben Azizov. Blyudaya and Kot had previously been in a romantic relationship. The victims in the Bee Ridge shooting were identified as Blyudaya's parents; Anatoly Ioffe, aged 61, and Florita Stolyar, aged 66, her brother Yaroslav Blyudoy, aged 39, and a family friend, Olga Greinert, aged 49. [2] [9]

Perpetrator

Police identified the perpetrator as 51-year-old Russell Kot (August 5, 1974 – February 10, 2026), a Chicago, Illinois resident who lived in Fort Lauderdale at the time of the shooting. [10] Investigators confirmed that Kot lived in Chicago for most of his life until the fall of 2025. [11] [12]

Investigation

Investigators confirmed that Kot had a romantic relationship with one of the Fort Lauderdale victims, while the connection to the Bee Ridge victims remains unconfirmed. As of February 12, homicide detectives are continuing their investigation. [13] On February 13, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office released more information following the aftermath of the Fort Lauderdale killings, saying that Kot texted a suicidal message to members of his family out in Bee Ridge before driving to the Sarasota community and killing the family members there. [14]

Crime Scene Analysts confirmed that they recovered more than 20 shell casings inside the Bee Ridge residence. [15] A review by investigators looked into Kot's cellphone records and revealed that there is no apparent "triggering event" prior to the killings. Investigators also confirmed that Kot appeared to have stayed with the family in Bee Ridge in the months leading up to the incident. [16]

Reactions

The Sandy Hook Promise released a statement that condemned the shooting. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Spitzer, Michelle (February 12, 2026). "5 family members killed in 2-city Florida shootings. How they were related". Treasure Coast Newspapers . Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Chu, Andrea (February 12, 2026). "What we know about 6 people killed in Sarasota-Fort Lauderdale suspected murder-suicide". WTSP . Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  3. ↑ Gay, Nancy (February 11, 2026). "Man accused of Sarasota quadruple murder killed 2 in Fort Lauderdale before taking his own life". WTVT . Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "6 people and the suspect killed in cross-state murder spree in Ft Lauderdale, Sarasota". Yahoo News. 2026-02-12. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  5. ↑ Spitzer, Michelle. "Police: 7 dead in separate parts of Florida likely linked; victims ID'd". Celtics Wire. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  6. 1 2 "Sandy Hook Promise Statement on Six Killed in Two Connected Florida Shootings". Sandy Hook Promise. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  7. ↑ "Timeline of Sarasota, Fort Lauderdale mass shooting that killed 7". Tallahassee. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  8. ↑ "6 people killed in Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale; police say the murders are connected and a suspect also dead". WFOR-TV . Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  9. ↑ "Family mourns victims of Fort Lauderdale-Sarasota murder-suicide that left 7 dead". WTVJ-TV . Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  10. ↑ "6 people killed in Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale; police say the murders are connected and a suspect also dead". WFOR-TV . Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  11. ↑ "Guns, rope, tape found in car of man accused in Fort Lauderdale/Sarasota slayings". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  12. ↑ "Two Found Dead During Fort Lauderdale Well-Being Check; Suspect Identified, Located Deceased In Sarasota". BocaPost. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  13. ↑ "6 killed in Florida cross-state murder; suspect also found dead". KSNV-TV . Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  14. ↑ "Sarasota, Fort Lauderdale spree killer sent 'suicidal text' while murdering ex's family". WFLA-TV . Retrieved 2026-02-13.
  15. ↑ "Fatal Shooting Launches Investigation-Update". Sarasota County Sheriff. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
  16. ↑ "New details released on timeline of Sarasota-Fort Lauderdale family murders". WTSP-TV . Retrieved 2026-02-13.
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