Arrest Made in Hotel Death

A 43-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night after Clearwater Police say he killed another man in a room at the Gulf Beach Inn.

Police responded to the 415 Coronado Drive hotel around 6:42 p.m. Monday. There they found the body of Steven M. Davis, 31. When they arrived, there was another person in the room that was brought in for questioning.

That person, Scott Matthew Kirby, has since been charged with second-degree murder. Police say he is responsible for Davis’ death. Davis was found inside Room 205 with extensive physical damage to his body.

“An investigation by Clearwater Police homicide detectives revealed Kirby struck the victim multiple times in the face and also delivered a blow with his knee to the victim’s torso,” an email from the police department stated. “Davis suffered several broken ribs and other internal injuries, which resulted in his death.”

Kirby was being held in the Pinellas County Jail Wednesday morning without bond.

Photo Credit: Scott Kirby/Pinellas County Jail