White bar owner indicted in death of Black man during protest dies by suicide, officials say

Jake Gardner, the white bar owner in Nebraska who was indicted in the fatal shooting a Black man during a protest, has reportedly died by suicide.

According to The Associated Press, Gardner’s attorney confirmed the news on Sunday after local police said they discovered Gardner's body outside a medical clinic in Oregon.

Gardner, 38, was indicted on charges of manslaughter, use of a firearm in the commission for a felony, attempted first-degree assault and making terrorist threats five days ago in the May shooting death of 22-year-old James Scurlock.