Three days after a woman was fatally shot in an apartment parking lot in Carlsbad, residents of the complex are still very much on edge.

The victim's SUV was stolen Friday night right outside of her apartment after the shooting.

The incident took place at Ascend Apartment Homes off Carlsbad Village Drive and Rising Glen Way around 10 p.m. on Friday.

“I heard the shots immediately," neighbor Lisa Trapani said. "They were pop, pop, pop, pop."

Trapani and her roommate heard the shots but nothing before them.

“It was really scary," roommate Greg Santilli said.

Santilli called 911. Despite first-responder efforts, there was no saving their neighbor.

There were so many shots fired that the roommates thought that their car might be full of holes. It was loud and very distinct, because they

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