The Sarasota victims have been identified as: Olga Greinert, 49, Florita Stolyar, 66, Anatoly Ioffe, 61 and Yaroslav Blyudoy, 39. The suspect was identified as Russell Kot, 51, of Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale victims have been identified as Larisa Blyudaya, 46, and Ben Azivov, 18.

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,

A shooting that left four victims and the suspect dead in a Sarasota gated community was linked to a separate homicide in Florida, authorities said.

Firefighters in Sarasota County saved someone on the 17th floor of a construction site by using a tower crane to get them down.

Together, the budget language and the Governor’s campus transfer proposal signal legislative backing for New College's expansion in Sarasota.

The city of Sarasota — hugging its namesake bay and dotted with numerous waterfront homes and restaurants — reclaimed the No. 10 spot in a recent ranking of Florida’s emerging boating hotspots by an international organization.