LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln police say a man who was shot outside the Nebraska Capitol was fleeing from authorities who had initiated a traffic stop.

Capt. Dan Reitan says police stopped the man shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday about four blocks west of the Capitol before he fled.

Reitan says officers were told the man was armed. He says the man was shot at least once on 14th Street along the western edge of the Capitol. No officers were injured.

Nebraska state Ombudsman Marshall Lux says he saw the man being chased by a police officer across the lawn. The man then turned and ran into a street bordering the building.

Lux says he heard three shots but didn’t see the shooting.