PORTLAND, Ore. — A soon-to-be father of four is in the hospital after he was shot in the back twice over the weekend.
On Saturday night, 36-year-old Fidel Meraz was planning on spending the evening with his fiancé playing poker at the Shamrock Bar and Grill off of Southeast 82nd Avenue in Portland.
“He was shot twice in the back; he’s had numerous surgeries but he’s doing better,” said Hayley Fannin, Meraz’s sister-in-law. “He’s stable; he’s able to talk now and looking forward to seeing his kids.”…