A series of shocking events unfolded across the United States on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, including a cross-state murder spree in Florida, the firing of a U.S. attorney in New York, a deadly bus crash in Iowa, a person of interest detained in the Nancy Guthrie case, and a road rage incident in Florida.
In Florida, a suspected cross-state murder spree claimed the lives of six people. Authorities reported the spree began in Fort Lauderdale and ended in Sarasota County, approximately 200 miles away. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department found Larisa Blyudaya, 46, and her 18-year-old son, Ben Azivov, dead in their home. The suspect was also found dead, according to police.
Meanwhile, in New York, the Justice Department fired the newly appointed U.S. attorney in Albany hours after a panel of judges had appointed him. The judges had appointed former prosecutor Donald T. Kinsella, citing a law allowing them to temporarily fill the role when the position became vacant. This move added to existing friction between the Trump administration and the federal judiciary, according to CBS News.
In Iowa, a community college baseball team's bus crashed and overturned in a ditch near Twin Lakes, approximately 110 miles northwest of Des Moines. The crash, which occurred around 11 a.m., resulted in one fatality and injuries to all 32 other occupants. Three individuals were airlifted to trauma hospitals in Des Moines, while others were transported to area hospitals by ambulance, according to Bruce Musgrave, director of Calhoun County Emergency Medical Services.
In Arizona, authorities detained and released a person for questioning in connection with the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show anchor Savannah Guthrie. The individual was detained during a traffic stop on Tuesday evening, and authorities also searched a residence connected to the person in Rio Rico, Arizona, about 60 miles south of Tucson, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
Finally, in Florida, a 33-year-old man, Blackie Alvarez of Bonifay, was arrested and faces seven felony charges after allegedly pointing a handgun at multiple drivers during a road rage incident. The Walton County Sheriff's Office reported that the incident occurred on U.S. 331 in DeFuniak Springs on February 8.
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