Omaha Bar Owner Has Died By Suicide After He Was Charged In Shooting Of Black Man
Jake Gardner was on the West Coast when a grand jury indicted him last week for the May killing of James Scurlock in Omaha, Neb. Gardner died "at his own hand," his lawyers said Sunday.
by Brakkton Booker
Sep 21, 2020
2 minutes
A white Omaha, Neb., bar owner who was recently indicted for his role in the fatal shooting of a young Black man in May during racial justice protests has died by suicide, according to the man's attorneys.
A grand jury returned an indictment against Jake Gardner, 38, more than three months after he shot and killed James Scurlock, 22. The shooting took place during a
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