He was talking about Casa Mira View, the humongous apartment complex that has, over the past several years, overtaken the horizon just west of the 15 freeway where Mira Mesa and Scripps Ranch collide.

A man was shot at an apartment complex in Mira Mesa Thursday, San Diego police said. The shooting happened sometime before 10:05 a.m. at the Casa Mira View apartment complex on Westview Parkway ...