Oklahoma police released a video, Friday, showing the moment of the accidental, fatal shooting of unarmed African-American Eric Harris in Tulsa on April 2. 73 year-old bates has allegedly confused his taser with his handgun. The footage shows 40 year-old Harris fleeing from police while several officers are chasing him in what was reported to be a sting operation. In the moment Harris is being pulled to the ground, Bates confuses his taser with his handgun and fires one shot at Harris, who can then be heard screaming He shot me, oh shit man, he shot me. Oh, my god. Im losing my breath, while he is still being pulled down to the ground. Fuck your breath, shut the fuck up, another officer can be heard replying. I shot him, I am sorry, Bates can be heard saying. Harris succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. Eric Harris was to be arrested for selling a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and ammunition to undercover officers.
Shocking ... police restrain 44-year-old Eric Harris after he was chased down and tackled by a Tulsa County Deputy and then shot by a reserve sheriff's deputy while in custody. Picture: AP Photo/Tulsa County Sheriff's Office Source: AP
A WHITE volunteer cop who shot dead a black suspect during an arrest claims he thought he was firing a stun gun, not a handgun.
Horrific video shows the moment Tulsa County Reserve Deputy Robert Bates shot dead Eric Harris, 44, who was accused of trying to sell an illegal gun to an undercover officer in Oklahoma.
"Taser! Taser!" Bates, 73, is heard shouting, before firing his gun, hitting Harris who was pinned to the ground.
Bates quickly realised his mistake: "I shot him! I'm sorry!"
Harris squirmed and yelled repeatedly, "He shot me. Oh my God!", adding that he couldn't breathe.
An officer replied: "You f***ing ran. Shut the f*** up."
When Harris says he can't breathe ("Oh my God. I'm losing my breath") a deputy replies, "F*** your breath."
Harris, who was unarmed, was rushed to hospital where he died an hour later.
Fatal take-down ... Robert Bates, 73, shoot dead Eric Harris during an arrest. Picture: AP/Tulsa County Sheriff's Office Source: Supplied
Overpowered ... three officers tackled Eric Harris who was howling with pain after being shot. Picture: AP/Tulsa County Sheriff's Office Source: Supplied
The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) defended Bates and said he "did not commit a crime," reported KJRH, adding that Harris showed "characteristics consistent with carrying a gun."
Tulsa Police Sgt. Jim Clark, who investigated the shooting at the request of the sheriff's office, concluded that Bates had been under the influence of a phenomenon known as "slips and capture," which occurs when a person's behaviour "slips" off the intended course of action because it's "captured" by a stronger response.
Results of the investigation have been turned over to prosecutors, who will decide whether to file criminal charges.
Tulsa County Reserve Deputy Robert Bates. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied
Eric Harris. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied
A TCSO spokesman said Bates, a reserve deputy, was not originally on the Harris arrest team but was later "thrust in to the situation."
Reserve deputies are generally volunteers, often with other full-time jobs. Bates is an insurance company executive assigned to the Violent Crimes Task Force.
The sheriff's office told the Tulsa World that it has more than 100 reserve deputies, who "have full powers and authority" of a deputy while on duty, and that it's not unusual for them to be on an assignment with units such as the Violent Crimes Task Force.
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