Customer Shoots Man Accused Of Trying To Rob/Steal From NE Lincoln Convenience Store

LINCOLN–(KFOR Aug. 1)–Police say a customer shot a man suspected of trying to rob a convenience store in northeast Lincoln shortly after 1:30am Thursday.

Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister says officers were notified about a hold up alarm inside the Kwik Shop at 56th and Holdrege.  He says it hasn’t been determined whether the man had a weapon.

He was identified after he went to a hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to his left arm. There was a warrant out for his arrest.

Chief Bliemeister says the 38-year-old woman had a permit to carry a concealed handgun.

Investigators are reviewing security video and talking to the store clerk about what occurred. Bliemeister says part of the investigation will focus on whether the woman’/s firing the weapons was legal under Nebraska law.