Fullerton : Mini-Mart Stabbing Results in 4 Arrests

A clerk at a 24-hour mini-mart operated by a gasoline station was stabbed four times Saturday after some young men became angry because he wouldn’t sell them alcoholic beverages, police reported.

Four suspects, three of them juveniles, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the 6:12 a.m. incident, Police Sgt. Danny Becerra said.

Becerra said the store clerk, Tony Ortiz, 32, of Fullerton, was stabbed in the arms and back. He was taken to UCI Medical Center, where he was reported in stable condition.