A Black Lives Matter protester has been shot dead outside a bar in Omaha, Nebraska following a night of on Saturday night. 

Footage circulating on social media shows James Scurlock, 22, - who is black - being gunned down by a man - who is white - outside the Hive Bar.

In the video, a man in a gray shirt appears to be speaking with the victim, who is in a dark shirt and jeans. 

The person recording the video is heard yelling that he has a gun and says 'it's not worth it'.