‘All out brawl.’ Merced FoodMaxx fight ends with councilman pulling gun on suspects

A melee that erupted Tuesday night at a Merced FoodMaxx took an unusual turn after a member of the City Council pulled a gun on some suspects who were involved in a fight. 

At 9:38 p.m. officers were dispatched to the 1300 W. Olive Avenue store for a report of multiple subjects fighting and a report of shots fired. 
According to a police news release, Armando Oritz, 19, and Matthew Tijerina, 21, waited outside the store for a 19-year-old man to exit, along with two unknown suspects.


After that person walked outside the store, police said the four suspects began assaulting the man, and the fight ended up going inside store.