VISTA
It’s been less than a year since a 17-year-old was gunned down on Smilax Road, an unsolved killing on a residential street lined with apartment complexes and working class homes between Vista and San Marcos.
The teen’s slaying suspected to be gang-related still tugs at apartment complex manager Leticia Solis, who was among about three dozen or so community members who showed up Thursday for a town hall meeting about gangs in Vista.
“I wanted to know what is the community doing. I wanted to know how they are going to help the kids,” said Solis, who manages a 264-unit complex on Smilax.