Delivery driver sentenced last year after shootout with Omaha police

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The man who shot at police following an incident that escalated last year over a dispute over tips at DoorDash was found guilty in Douglas District Court this week.

James Wilson was found guilty Monday on six counts: three counts of making terroristic threats, two counts of using a firearm to commit a felony and one count of attempting to commit a Class 1 felony.

He had also previously been accused of attempted murder.

The police-involved shooting occurred near 60th and Q streets in June of last year after Omaha police were called to a disturbance at another residence near 73rd and Corby. The affidavit states that Wilson, who was a DoorDash driver with a permit to carry a concealed weapon at the time, got into an argument with the homeowner over the amount of the tip and pointed a gun at two customers before driving away.

As police investigated the disturbance, Wilson exchanged several shots with a female officer until she was able to shoot him in the leg. As more officers arrived at the scene, they applied a tourniquet to Wilson’s leg. The injury was not life-threatening and he was taken to hospital.

Wilson’s sentencing is scheduled for July 2.

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