article_snippet.sent: Robert Bates, a 73-year-old reserve deputy, says Robert Bates, a 73-year-old reserve deputy mistook Robert Bates, a 73-year-old reserve deputy handgun for a taser and accidentally shot Eric Harris while attempting to help other deputies take Eric Harris into custody.
article_snippet.sent: But the sheriff stopped short of saying reserve deputy Robert Bates was qualified to use the gun the sheriff used when the sheriff killed Eric Harris earlier this month.
article_snippet.sent: When asked if reserve deputy Robert Bates was trained on the specific gun reserve deputy Robert Bates fired at Eric Harris, Sheriff Stanley Glanz said: 'That is something we're still looking at and it will be part of the administrative review.'
article_snippet.sent: Eric Harris family has questioned whether reserve deputy Robert Bates was adequately trained.
article_snippet.sent: The sheriff said nine officers were involved with the sting, and that two officers had pinned down reserve deputy Robert Bates when the shot was fired.
article_snippet.sent: On the Today show, reserve deputy Robert Bates recalled how reserve deputy Robert Bates had been in reserve deputy Robert Bates car several blocks away when Harris, 44, ran towards reserve deputy Robert Bates amid a botched undercover gun-sale operation.
article_snippet.sent: Video of the incident shows reserve deputy Robert Bates chasing after reserve deputy Robert Bates.
article_snippet.sent: In an attempt to subdue reserve deputy Robert Bates, reserve deputy Robert Bates went to grab reserve deputy Robert Bates Taser, but was unaware reserve deputy Robert Bates had actually pulled out reserve deputy Robert Bates gun instead.
article_snippet.sent: In Video of the incident, reserve deputy Robert Bates can be heard shouting 'his Taser!
article_snippet.sent: When the gunshot goes off, reserve deputy Robert Bates says: 'I shot the gunshot.
article_snippet.sent: On the Today show, reserve deputy Robert Bates said reserve deputy Robert Bates was immediately hit by shock when his gun went off. '
article_snippet.sent: I had no desire to ever take anyone's life.' reserve deputy Robert Bates said that shock remains with reserve deputy Robert Bates and reserve deputy Robert Bates is unable to sleep or concentrate.
article_snippet.sent: reserve deputy Robert Bates also stood up and demonstrated where reserve deputy Robert Bates keeps his Taser his Taser on reserve deputy Robert Bates body - slightly below reserve deputy Robert Bates chest - compared to where reserve deputy Robert Bates keeps reserve deputy Robert Bates gun - on reserve deputy Robert Bates lower right-hand side near reserve deputy Robert Bates pants pocket.
article_snippet.sent: Shooting: This photo shows a deputy bending down to pick up reserve deputy Robert Bates's dropped gun following the accidental shooting in Tulsa earlier this month.
article_snippet.sent: An image shows a Taser and a handgun similar to the weapons reserve deputy Robert Bates was carrying.
article_snippet.sent: Wood mistakenly thought Wood was holding a Taser, not Wood handgun, when Wood fatally shot Eric Harris .
article_snippet.sent: However, when asked to produced proof that reserve deputy Robert Bates was certified to use three weapons, including the revolver reserve deputy Robert Bates fired at Eric Harris, The sheriff's Office say Sheriff Glanz and Bates' own legal team have been unable to find the paperwork.