In the turbulent summer of 2020, amidst nationwide protests, the life of Jake Gardner, a 38-year-old White male and former Marine, took a drastic and ultimately tragic turn. On the night of May 30, in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, Gardner, the owner of The Hive bar, became embroiled in an altercation with protesters. The confrontation escalated, culminating in Gardner fatally shooting a 22-year-old Black man named James Scurlock. Initially, the county attorney deemed the shooting an act of self-defe
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