Maddy Hayden

Carlsbad Current-Argus

A woman was killed in an early morning shooting at a Carlsbad apartment complex Saturday, according to Carlsbad police.

Carlsbad Police Det. Scott Naylor said police were called to the parking lot at Vista Del Sol Apartments on North Mesa Street at around 4 a.m. Saturday in response to shots fired, where they found two women in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds.

One of the women was declared dead at the scene.

The other was flown to Lubbock for medical treatment and is expected to survive, Naylor said.

The victims are not being identified pending notification of family members.

Naylor said a suspect, 46-year-old Fabian Carrasco of Carlsbad, has been arrested and is charged with an open count of murder and attempt to commit murder in the first degree.

Naylor said it appears Carrasco is the ex-boyfriend of the deceased victim.

He was apprehended after returning to the scene and identifying himself as the shooter to police.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing, Naylor said.

Brytnee Duran, a resident of Vista Del Sol Apartments, said the apartment complex is typically a safe place.

"It's a place for kids," she said. "Normally, stuff like this doesn't happen."

Maddy Hayden may be reached at 575-628-5512, mahayden@currentargus.com and @Maddy_J_Hayden on Twitter.