The man who was shot early Wednesday morning and entered the Kwik Shop at 3440 W. Sixth St. to ask for an ambulance to be called is in serious condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

The 38-year-old victim is from Lawrence.

A Kwik Shop employee said he was in the back of the convenience store about 12:50 a.m. when he noticed the victim enter the front doors of the store.

The clerk said the man asked him to call an ambulance.

The Lawrence Police Department has not released any further information about the incident. It is unknown where the man was shot and who the suspect is, or whether the suspect is considered to still be armed and dangerous.

The investigation continues, and police ask anyone with information about the incident to call 843-TIPS.