article_snippet.sent: (" Robert Bates says " Robert Bates gets it, how you might wonder how a cop could confuse a pistol for a stun gun.
article_snippet.sent: Robert Bates told investigators that " Robert Bates mistook " Robert Bates firearm for a stun gun.
article_snippet.sent: In describing the events leading up to Harris' death, " Robert Bates said " Robert Bates was parked several blocks away from the site where an undercover deputy was conducting a sting operation to catch Harris' in the act of illegally selling a gun.
article_snippet.sent: But as deputies rolled up to arrest " Robert Bates after the sale, Harris' bolted from the vehicle and ran toward " Robert Bates position.
article_snippet.sent: As deputies were trying to subdue Harris', " Robert Bates told investigators " Robert Bates saw an opportunity to use a gun to help get the suspect under control.
article_snippet.sent: an undercover deputy ducked, an undercover deputy pulled away from it so that I could," Robert Bates " Robert Bates said.
article_snippet.sent: I saw The laser light and I squeezed the trigger," " Robert Bates told "Today.
article_snippet.sent: I shot " Robert Bates!