A Gage County man was shot by a U.S. Marshal while being served an arrest warrant in Lincoln on Friday night, police say.Â
At about 8 p.m., two Lincoln Police officers and a U.S. Marshal attempted to serve Thomas Sailors, 25, a felony arrest warrant for possession and attempted distribution of narcotics issued in Gage County, according to a Lincoln Police Department news release.Â
Sailors was in a GMC Yukon at an apartment building parking lot in the 1600 block of Prospect Street, the release said.Â
Police say Sailors drove away, striking at least four cars, including one driven by the marshal. Sailors also damaged a building when he backed into it.
The marshal fired shots at the Yukon, wounding Sailors, police say.
Officers pursued Sailors until calling off the pursuit at 8:20 p.m. At 8:29 p.m., he arrived at Bryan West Campus. He was apprehended and taken to the emergency room, where he was treated for gunshot wounds, according to the release.Â
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Capt. Ryan Dale said Friday the wounds aren't life-threatening. Dale did not confirm whether or not Sailors was armed.Â
No one else was injured, according to the release.
The LPD and the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office will lead the investigation of the officer-involved shooting, the release said. Additionally, internal reviews by LPD and the U.S. Marshal's Service will be conducted.Â