Oklahoma, was charged with manslaughter in what he says was an act of a crime. The victim was 44 years old. Elaine quijano has the latest. Reporter in the moments before eric harris was shot on april 11th, tulsa sheriffs deputies say they were conducting a sting operation, trying buy a gun from a convicted felon. But when Police Vehicles pulled up, harris ran. Stop reporter a body camera on one of the deputies captured the pursuit. Among the officer chasing harris was 7 the 3yearold volunteer reserve deputy bob bates. Bates can be heard yelling taser just before a shot was fired. According to sheriffs investigators, bates thought he pulled his taser instead of his gun. Immediately afterwards, you hear him apologize. I shot him. Im sorry. Reporter as harris laid bleeding, he complained of being unable to breathe. Im losing my breath. Reporter no one replied. Bates had previously worked for the saul is a Police Department in one year from 1964 to 1965. He became a reserve deputy at the S
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Oklahoma, was charged with manslaughter in what he says was an act of a crime. The victim was 44 years old. Elaine quijano has the latest. Reporter in the momentsh before eric harris was shot on april 11th, tulsa sheriffs deputies say they were conducting a sting operation, trying buy a gun from a convicted felon. But when Police Vehicles pulled up, harris ran. Stop reporter a body camera on one of the deputies captured the pursuit. Among the officer chasing was 7 the 3yearold volunteer reserve deputy bob bates. Bates can be heard yelling taser just before a shot was fired. According to sheriffs investigators, bates thought he pulled his taser instead of his gun. Immediately afterwards, you hear him apologize. I shot him. Im sorry. Reporter as harris laid bleeding, he complained of being unable to breathe. Im losing my breath. Reporter no one replied. Bates had previously worked for the saul is a Police Department in one year from 1964 to 1965. He became a reserve deputy at the Sheriff
Manslaughter. Robert bates says the shooting, caught on video was an accident. Bates is a 73yearold former Insurance Company executive. As a reserve deputy, he serves as an unpaid volunteer with the sheriffs department. Omar villafranca is in tulsa. Reporter robert bates walked into the tulsa county jail just before 10 a. M. A half hour later, he was released after posting a 25000 bond. Bates did not speak but his attorney Clark Brewster said this about the manslaughter charges feel theyre urn warranted and shouldnt have been brought. Reporter bates was charged yesterday after an investigation into the shooting death of 44yearold eric harris. Its a lugar. Reporter on april 2 harris, a convicted felon was the target of a gun trafficking sting by tulsa county sheriffs deputies. As Police Closed in to arrest him, he ran. A deputys body camera captured the pursuit. Bates could be heard yelling, taser just before a shot was fired. gunshot bates says he thought he pulled his taser but fired