Bar Owner Charged With Murder During Nebraska Unrest Commits Suicide
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From the Right
Veteran Bar Owner Commits Suicide Week After Special Prosecutor Indicts Him For Fatally Shooting RioterAn Omaha bar owner, who was a two-tour veteran and had been cleared by Douglas County District Attorney Don Kleine of charges after fatally shooting a rioter outside of his bar in May, was found dead by suicide on Sunday night, less than a week after a grand jury indicted him.
Jake Gardner, 38, who shot 22-year-old James Scurlock after he was apparently protesting the death of George Floyd outside his bar, acted in self-defense, according to Kleine.
From the Center
White bar owner indicted in death of Black man during protest dies by suicide, officials sayJake 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.
From the Left
Nebraska Bar Owner Who Was Charged in Killing of Black Man Dies by SuicideA white bar owner charged in the fatal shooting of a Black man during a protest in Nebraska in May — less than a week after the killing of George Floyd — has died by suicide, the man’s lawyer said on Sunday.
The bar owner, Jacob Gardner, was indicted by a grand jury on Sept. 15 in connection with the deadly confrontation with James Scurlock on May 30 in Omaha, one that initially appeared would not lead to criminal charges.
The case touched off large protests and prompted the appointment...
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