article_snippet.sent: According to Tulsa Police, Harris had met an undercover officer to sell Harris a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol and 300 rounds ammunition and ran when deputies tried to arrest Harris, then fought with another deputy when Harris was shot.
article_snippet.sent: Eric Harris, 44, was allegedly meeting with undercover deputies to buy a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol .
article_snippet.sent: Harris was gunned down after officers 'observed Harris reaching for Harris waistband area ... causing concern for undercover deputies safety,' CNN reported.
article_snippet.sent: As Harris met with undercover deputies to allegedly hand over the drugs, Harris is accused of offering to throw in a sawed-off gun.
article_snippet.sent: Harris convictions include escaping prison in 1990, robbery with a dangerous weapon in 1999, and making threatening phone calls.
highlights_snippet.sent: Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said Harris may have had a gun on Harris .
  