"The family of Jake Gardner has asked Tom Monaghan and myself to share the news of his death today, at his own hand," attorney Stu Dornan said at a press conference Sunday. Dornan said Gardner, 38, was scheduled to return to Omaha on Sunday night to face charges in the death of 22-year-old James Scurlock on May 30. Dornan described Gardner as a decorated veteran who served two tours in Iraq and suffered from two traumatic brain injuries. But we have to address where supremacy begins, not just where it ends. The Hillsboro Police Department in Oregon is conducting an investigation into a cause of death after finding Gardner's body outside a medical clinic, according to a news release. Sometimes over and over. Gardner's death comes two days after Douglas County District Judge James Gleason approved an arrest warrant but only signed the affidavit portion, the Omaha World-Herald reported. Gleason did not sign an actual warrant, the newspaper reported. Gavin Newsom’s new regulations ban gatherings of more than three households, outlaw indoor gatherings, require guests to sit six feet apart, and suggest serving your turkey in ‘single-serve disposable containers.’. The family of a black man killed by a white bar owner during protests in Omaha, Nebraska, believes a prosecutor rushed to judgment by declaring the shooting an act of self-defense. Gardner, a veteran, suffered traumatic brain injuries during his time in military service. Video of the incident showed Gardner's father push a … Dornan said Gardner, 38, was scheduled to return to Omaha on Sunday night to face charges in the death of 22-year-old James Scurlock on May 30. Jake Gardner, a white Omaha bar owner and former U.S. Marine, committed suicide on Sunday after he was indicted by a grand jury last week with … The latest on the cases of violence against Black people that sparked America's racial reckoning, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Surveillance video seemed to show words exchanged between Gardner, his father and protesters before Gardner, flashing a gun, backed away. © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. While she attempted to address the dangers and stigmas of suicide and depression by calling on “leaders” to support mental illness treatment, Hunt offered her condolences to “the family of James Scurlock’s killer” without mentioning Gardner’s name. She graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Dornan said Gardner left Omaha after the May 30 shooting due to "great risks," such as death threats. Sometimes over and over. https://t.co/IFw5ZXepAz, — Senator Megan Hunt (@NebraskaMegan) September 21, 2020. Without providing any evidence, Hunt extended her allegations of white supremacy against Gardner, claiming that he “was in communication with” white supremacist groups. CNN's Kevin Flower, Christine Sever and Madeline Holcombe contributed to this report. Despite the circumstances and evidence about the deaths of both Scurlock and Gardner, Hunt continued her Twitter thread to claim that white supremacy motivated Gardner to shoot Scurlock, and that this racial angst requires more government action. Updated 2010 GMT (0410 HKT) September 21, 2020. Despite the violence caught on camera, no arrests were made. Two protesters then jumped on Gardner's back and he fired two warning shots. Jake Gardner is gone, but the white supremacist attitudes that emboldened him are still with us today,” Hunt wrote. We wish unlearning racism could be as simple as denouncing a white hood, a burnt cross, vile language. Dornan said the indictment was a shock to Gardner and called the shooting "a clear case of self-defense. Gov. Dying by suicide is never “the easy way out.” The language we use to talk about suicide and depression is so important. Jordan Davidson is a staff writer at The Federalist. Scurlock, who was not a part of the initial confrontation, then entered the scene, Kleine said. Scurlock then jumped on Gardner's back and was shot by Gardner.
“For white supremacy to be persistently rejected, it first needs to be unlearned. I am sad for the family of James. Suicide is not cowardly or selfish. A white bar owner charged with fatally shooting an unarmed Black man in May during protests in Omaha, Nebraska died by suicide in Oregon on Sunday, according to Gardner's attorneys. “Healing ourselves of white supremacy is so difficult and takes so long because it requires us to confront ourselves,” Hunt said. For white supremacy to be persistently rejected, it first needs to be unlearned. “The indictment of Jake Gardner would never have happened without the community, the people, who stood up for justice and demanded action from city officials. Just say, ‘hey, we will get back to you on that … i.e. (CNN)A Nebraska bar owner who was indicted by a grand jury last week in the fatal shooting of a Black protester has died by suicide, his attorney Stu Dornan announced during a news conference Sunday. Scurlock’s family’s attorney Justin Wayne took to social media before Gardner’s death, claiming that Gardner received special treatment with a delayed warrant for his arrest simply because he was white. Gardner shot and killed Scurlock outside his bar in downtown Omaha as protests erupted across the country following the Memorial Day death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. We wish unlearning racism could be as simple as denouncing a white hood, a burnt cross, vile language. Gardner said he was put in a headlock and begged to be let go before shooting Scurlock in the clavicle, according to Kleine. James Scurlock, 22, was shot and killed outside of an Omaha bar by Jake Gardner, prosecutors said. Jake Gardner, a white Omaha bar owner and former U.S. Marine, committed suicide on Sunday after he was indicted by a grand jury last week with “manslaughter, attempted first-degree assault, terroristic threats, and weapon use” for shooting a black man, James Scurlock, on May 30. ‘[Trump] is sort of like [Joseph Goebbels].