A Nebraska man suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the thigh during a car jacking incident early this (Saturday) morning, in the parking lot of a Council Bluffs casino. Council Bluffs Police say officers were called to the Horseshoe Casino at around 4:43-a.m., for a reporting of a male party laying in the parking lot who had been shot.

It was discovered the 53-year old male from Elk Horn, NE., was the victim of a robbery / car-jacking in the parking lot. The unidentified man was shot by a suspect, as the victim attempted to flee on foot from the vehicle. The suspect fled from the scene with the victim’s vehicle, a gray 2006 Ford F-150 Super-Crew.

The victim was transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. His vehicle was recovered by the Omaha Police Department in the area of the 2000 blk of So 45th St. Authorities say it had been burned.

The case is currently part of an active investigation being conducted by the Council Bluffs Police Department Criminal Investigation Division and the Omaha Fire Department. Anyone with information is urged to contact CBPD Criminal Investigation Division at (712) 328-4728 or Crime Stoppers at (712) 328-STOP (7867)