Black suspect killed when cop ‘mistook gun for stun gun’

TULSA, Okla. — A white reserve sheriff’s deputy thought he was holding a stun gun, not his handgun, when he fatally shot a black suspect during an arrest that was caught on video in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said.The video of the April 2 incident shows a Tulsa County deputy chase and tackle Eric Harris, 44, whom they accuse of trying to sell an illegal gun to an undercover officer.<a class="" href="https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/killings_by_police_oklahoma.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title=" | ProtectionBay" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-9635611" src="https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/killings_by_police_oklahoma.jpg?w=300&h=200" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a>A deputy is heard telling Harris, “I need you to roll on your stomach.” At about the same time, a woman is heard in the background saying, “Stop fighting.” <p>While the deputy is subduing Harris on the ground, a gunshot rings out and a man says, “Oh, I shot him. I’m sorry.” <p>Authorities identified the shooter as 73-year-old reserve deputy Robert Bates and said he meant to use his <a href="https://protectionbay.com/gold-18-million-volt-stun-gun-zoomable-flashlight/">stun gun</a>. <p>Harris screams, “He shot me. Oh, my God,” and a deputy replies: “You f—ing ran. Shut the f— up.” <p>When Harris says he’s losing his breath, a deputy replies, “F— your breath.” <p>Harris was treated by medics at the scene and died in a Tulsa hospital. <p><a class="" href="https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/usa-police_oklahoma.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title=" | ProtectionBay" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-9635617" src="https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/usa-police_oklahoma.jpg?w=276&h=300" alt="" width="276" height="300" /></a> <p><a href="https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/usa-police_oklahoma-1.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title=" | ProtectionBay" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-9635621 size-medium" src="https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/usa-police_oklahoma-1.jpg?w=260&h=300" alt="Reserve Deputy Robert Bate" width="260" height="300" /></a> <p>The video was released over the weekend at the request of Harris’ family. It was recorded by deputies with <a href="https://protectionbay.com/high-end-1080p-hd-hidden-camera-sunglasses/">sunglass cameras,</a> Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office officials said. They said Bates believed he was holding a Taser and intended to incapacitate Harris when the fatal shot was fired. <p>Reserve deputies are generally volunteers, often with other full-time jobs. Bates is an insurance company executive assigned to the Violent Crimes Task Force. <p>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. <p>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 behavior “slips” off the intended course of action because it’s “captured” by a stronger response. <p>An attorney for Harris’ family, Dan Smolen, did not return a telephone call Sunday seeking comment. The family has not commented publicly since the video’s release. <p>Results of the investigation have been turned over to prosecutors, who will decide whether to file criminal charges. <div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"> <div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"> <h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3> </div> </div> </div> <p>via: <a href="http://nypost.com/2015/04/13/black-suspect-fatally-shot-after-cop-mistook-gun-for-stun-gun/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Black suspect fatally shot after cop ‘mistook gun for stun gun’</a><span id="mce_marker" data-mce-type="bookmark"></span> <p>

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Black suspect killed when Officer Mistakes gun for stun gun’

Black suspect killed when cop ‘mistook gun for stun gun’

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