article_snippet.sent: Charged: Bates (left in his mug shot) shot Eric Harris (
article_snippet.sent: Bates, a Tulsa County volunteer, shot Eric Harris, 44, after the man was confronted during an undercover gun-sale operation and ran past the man.
article_snippet.sent: Video of the incident shows Bates (left in his mug shot) chasing after Eric Harris.
article_snippet.sent: In an attempt to subdue Eric Harris, Bates (left in his mug shot) went to grab Bates (left in his mug shot)
article_snippet.sent: Taser, but was unaware Bates (left in his mug shot) had actually pulled out Bates (left in his mug shot) gun instead.
article_snippet.sent: In the disturbing clip, which was released by the Tulsa Sheriff's office, Bates (left in his mug shot) can be heard shouting 'his Taser!
article_snippet.sent: When the gunshot goes off, Bates (left in his mug shot) says: 'I shot the gunshot!
article_snippet.sent: Shooting: This photo shows a deputy bending down to pick up Bates (left in his mug shot)'s dropped gun following the accidental shooting in Tulsa earlier this month.
article_snippet.sent: Bates (left in his mug shot) released during the weekend showed that the volunteer officer was trained on a .45, not the weapon used in Eric Harris death.
article_snippet.sent: An image shows a Taser and a handgun similar to the weapons Bates (left in his mug shot) was carrying.
article_snippet.sent: Bates (left in his mug shot) mistakenly thought Bates (left in his mug shot) was holding a Taser, not Bates (left in his mug shot) handgun, when Bates (left in his mug shot) fatally shot Eric Harris .
article_snippet.sent: Bates (left in his mug shot) also insisted that, despite keeping Bates (left in his mug shot) gun and Taser on different parts of Bates (left in his mug shot) uniform, it was easy to confuse the two. '
article_snippet.sent: This has happened a number of times around the country, I have read about This in the past,' Bates (left in his mug shot) said. 
article_snippet.sent: I thought to Bates (left in his mug shot) after reading several cases, 'I don't understand how this can happen'.