LINCOLN - Police say a customer of a Lincoln Kwik Shop shot a person trying to steal from the store.

According to police, officers were called to the store on 56th and Holdrege around 2 AM Thursday on a hold-up alarm.

Police say the store's clerk and a customer confronted a person attempting to steal. Police say a customer then shot the suspect in the arm.

According to police, the theft suspect left and showed up at a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities have not released the suspect's name but he will arrested once he is released from the hospital.

The customer who shot the suspect is not under arrest as of Thursday morning. Police say they did have a concealed carry permit.

The incident remains under investigation.