article_snippet.sent: Robert Bates is the volunteer deputy who fatally shot suspect Eric Harris instead of stunning Eric Harris with a his Taser on April 2.
article_snippet.sent: Bates, 73, is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting of Eric Harris.
article_snippet.sent: Robert Bates was working as a reserve deputy for The Tulsa County Sheriffon April 2 when Robert Bates was involved the arrest of Eric Harris in a weapons sting operation.
article_snippet.sent: Robert Bates has said Robert Bates meant to stun Eric Harris with a Taser after the suspect fled from officers but mistakenly shot Eric Harris with a gun instead.
article_snippet.sent: Robert Bates has said the shooting of Harris was accidental.
article_snippet.sent: Robert Bates has apologized to the Harris family, as has Sheriff Stanley Glanz.
highlights_snippet.sent: Robert Bates says meant to use Robert Bates Taser but shot Eric Harris by mistake .