{"id":152329,"date":"2026-02-12T00:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152329\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T00:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:45:10","slug":"sheriff-identifies-5-killed-in-florida-gated-community-including-suspected-shooter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152329\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff identifies 5 killed in Florida gated community, including suspected shooter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">SARASOTA, Fla. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/02\/11\/five-killed-amberlea-shooting-sarasota-deputies-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/02\/11\/five-killed-amberlea-shooting-sarasota-deputies-say\/\">WWSB<\/a>\/Gray News) &#8211; Authorities have identified those killed in a shooting on Tuesday in a gated Florida community. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Sarasota County Sheriff\u2019s Office said four people and a suspected shooter were found dead at a home in an Amberlea neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The sheriff\u2019s office identified the suspect as Russell Kot, along with the victims as Olga Greinert, 49, Florita Stolyar, 66, Anatoly Ioffe, 61, and Yaroslav Blyudoy, 39.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Sarastoa deputies were called to the neighborhood at about 12:30 p.m. after a report that a man had been shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Deputies arrived minutes later and found the man in the front yard with neighbors performing CPR. First responders said he was pronounced dead a short time later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Inside the home, deputies found the bodies of two men and two women. The sheriff\u2019s office said Kot was among the dead inside the residence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A preliminary investigation indicated that Kot died of self-inflicted wounds. Officials said there are no known documented mental health crises nor a history of violence associated with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">No motive has been determined, and the investigation remains active, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Detectives said Kot\u2019s vehicle was seen entering the Amberlea neighborhood just after 11 a.m. A neighbor\u2019s Ring camera captured the sound of gunfire shortly after.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Sarasota shootings are also believed to be related to a double homicide in Fort Lauderdale. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Authorities in Fort Lauderdale said Kot\u2019s vehicle was captured on camera traveling north through Punta Gorda before the Sarasota killings, after that homicide occurred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Anyone with further information is asked to call the sheriff\u2019s office investigations bureau at 941-861-4900.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WWSB via Gray Local Media, Inc. 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