LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. - Police are investigating a double homicide that took place early Friday morning in Longboat Key.
After a call came in around 3:30 a.m., Longboat Key Police responded to the Zota Beach Resort on Gulf of Mexico Drive. When they arrived on the scene, they found two individuals dead inside of the resort.
The two have been identified as 51-year-old security guard Kevin Carter and 59-year-old front desk clerk Timothy Hurley.
Police believe that it was as a result of an apparent robbery.
Officials do not have a suspect yet, but do have camera images and have released the following surveillance video:
A reward expected to be announced shortly of $18,000 for anyone with information about the killer.
The Longboat Key Police Department is being assisted by the Manatee County Homicide Investigation Unit.
The resort has only been open since June 23, and this is the first homicide on the island in 15 years.
Resort guests are being transferred to the Holiday Inn down the street.
