UPDATE MAY 13:
Tallahassee Police issued the following update regarding their investigation:
TPD’s Violent Crimes Unit assumed the investigation and identified a crime scene that spanned across multiple businesses, all of which were without power due to the recent storm.
In addition to the fatalities, an adult male and an adult female sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the shooting. It is unclear at this time whether any of the victims were the intended targets.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting are still under investigation, but preliminary findings suggest that a large group was gathered in the parking lot just before the incident.
TPD is urging anyone with information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to come forward. Your assistance is crucial in bringing justice to the victims and closure to their families.
If you have any information regarding this case, please reach out to a detective at 850-891-4200. You can also provide anonymous tips by calling Crime Solvers at 850-574-TIPS.
ORIGINAL STORY:
What we know:
- Two men were killed during a shooting inside the Parkway Center shopping center on Apalachee Parkway.
- Officers were called to the area just before 2:30 a.m. for shots fired.
- Tallahassee Police say two other people were also shot, but have not said how seriously they were injured.
The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a double homicide at the Parkway Center shopping center on Apalachee Parkway.
Officials said two men were pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people were taken to a local hospital with gunshot wounds, however, their condition is unknown.
Police say it happened at 1147 Apalachee Parkway in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The Tallahassee Police Department is currently conducting a double homicide investigation at 1147 Apalachee Parkway. pic.twitter.com/loMp8lDapO
— Tallahassee Police (@TallyPD) May 12, 2024
TPD says at about 2:23 am they received a call about shots fired.
Officers arrived on the scene and located multiple victims with gunshot wounds.
Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident but did not speak with an officer on scene, to please call 850-891-4200.
They can also remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 850-574-TIPS
