Police: Suspect in Buffalo Grove killings ex-husband of female victim
Buffalo Grove police say a Minnesota man suspected in the slayings of his former wife and her new husband Sunday night remains on the loose, but investigators are tracking several leads regarding his whereabouts.
Anatoliy Ermak, 64, is wanted in connection with the fatal shootings of ex-wife Nataliya Ermak, 55, and her husband, Roman Frid, 69, in what authorities are calling "targeted" killings in a parking garage at the Cambridge on the Lake condominium complex.
Police Chief Steve Casstevens said Tuesday that investigators have not determined a motive for the killings.
The suspect and Nataliya Ermak divorced "several years ago" and there is no indication she had sought protective orders or filed any criminal complaints against him, Casstevens said.
"We believe he acted alone," he added.
Casstevens declined to say Tuesday why police identified Anatoliy Ermak as a suspect. He has not been charged, he said.
Anatoliy Ermak lives in the Minneapolis area, where police believe he rented a white Nissan Versa hatchback with Florida license plate KCFK75, before driving to Buffalo Grove.
The bodies of Nataliya Ermak and Frid were discovered in the garage late Sunday by another resident of the condominium complex in the 100 block of Lake Boulevard. They had been shot multiple times, Casstevens said.
Surveillance video shows the couple entering the garage in their car about 8:15 p.m. Sunday. Their killer follows the car into the garage on foot through the still-open garage door.
Once parked and outside their car, the victims and their killer have a brief conversation before the gunman opens fire. The killer then leaves through a side door. There were no signs of forced entry to the garage, Casstevens said.
Police said the killer did not appear to take anything from the victims or the car.
Anyone with information about Sunday's killings is urged to call (847) 459-2560.