Several people were shot, two killed, at the Apalachee Parkway shopping center

Several people were shot and two men were killed in the parking lot of the Parkway Center shopping center on Apalachee Parkway early Sunday.

Tallahassee police said the double murder occurred just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of Apalachee Parkway.

The mass shooting comes as residents, officials and first responders are still grappling with the effects of twin tornadoes that struck much of Tallahassee’s urban core with winds of up to 100 miles per hour.

THE USA TODAY NETWORK and Tallahassee Democrat define a mass shooting as an incident in which at least four people are struck by gunfire, even if there are no fatalities.

A TPD watch commander told the Democrat that none of the stores were open at the time and that the shooting occurred outside. Shops in the mall reported Saturday evening that they still had no power following Friday’s tornadoes that left much of the city in the dark.

At least a dozen officers were still on the scene several hours after the shooting. Crime scene tape was clearly visible in the parking lot.

TPD said in a social media post that a call came in about shots fired around 2:23 a.m.

“Officers arrived on scene and located multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds,” TPD said. “Unfortunately two adult males were pronounced dead at the scene. Two other adult victims were taken to a local hospital with gunshot wounds. However, her condition is unknown.”

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