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September 17, 2020

Nebraska Shop Owner Indicted for Shooting Death of Black Lives Matter Protester
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In Nebraska, a grand jury has indicted a white bar owner in Omaha in the
fatal shooting of James Scurlock, a Black protester. Scurlock was shot
dead on May 30 during protests over the killing of George Floyd. He was
22 years old. The local county attorney initially declined to bring
charges but brought the case to a grand jury. The bar owner, Jake
Gardner, had claimed self-defense, but a special prosecutor said
evidence from Gardner himself undermines that claim.


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