There is no question that when some idiot started shooting a rifle at a San Diego Apartment complex, KFMB Reporter Dominic Garcia was first on the scene.

How was Garcia able to beat everyone to the shooting scene? The gunshots woke him up. It was happening right across the street from his house.

While Garcia was first at the scene there was not much he could do. With a police order to "shelter in place", Garcia was stuck inside his home and getting information on the story from TV.

Sometimes you can get too close to the story.

Although Garcia made the most of it, by filing reports to Twitter: