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(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.
"The family of Jake Gardner has asked Tom Monaghan and myself to share the news of his death today, at his own hand," Dornan said.
Gardner, 38, was found dead inside a medical clinic outside of Portland, Oregon, Sunday afternoon, the Hillsboro Police Department said in a news release.
Gardner was indicted by a Douglas County, Nebraska, grand jury Wednesday on charges of manslaughter, the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, attempted first degree assault and terroristic threats.
The charges stem from the May 30 shooting death of 22-year-old James Scurlock outside of Gardner's Omaha bar during protests related to the police killing of George Floyd, CNN previously reported.
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