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For his taser. >> i shot him. im sorry. >> reporter: killing an unarmed suspect, did it happen in part because 73-year-old reserve deputy robert bates wasnt even fully trained to handle his weapons? thats the explosive allegation from the newsroom of the tulsa world. the newspaper reporting the department falsified training records, including firearm certifications. whats more, supervisors were transferred after refusing to sign off. >> heres the thing. >> reporter: the shooting happened after a...

Almost 300 hours of instruction in the past six years. but the tulsa county sheriff said in a radio interview this week his office has not been able to locate all of batess gun certification records, since the instructor no longer works there, and the "tulsa world" newspaper cited unnamed sources alleging he was gwyn training for field work he never did and firearm certifications he never received. bates and his attorney deny that. >> the so-called evidence falsified training records, comes from...

Acknowledge the officer pointed a gun at the man, ordered him back in the car and handcuffed him. the suit was settled when the city paid the man $20,000. in the arizona case, the officer was cleared by the county prosecutor, but the incident is under further investigation by internal affairs. following this developing news out of tulsa. theres been movement there. the sheriffs office will conduct its own internal review of its deputy reserve program. this move coming on the heels of a 73-year-o...

Even have been carrying a gun. the newspaper, tulsa world, is reporting that some supervisors at the tulsa county sheriffs office were ordered to falsify the training records for robert bates. tulsa world reports that at least three of bates supervisors were assigned -- reassigned after refusing to sign the training documents. the report does not say who asked the supervisors to allegedly falsify the records. the paper says the false records give bates credit for field training he never complete...

Volunteer deputy who shot and killed an unarmed man. >> roll on your stomach. >> i shot him. im sorry. >> oh, [ bleep ]. he shot me. >> thats the video of the moment. this news more controversial. the tulsa world reporting that deputy robert bates did not earn his job on the force. sources tell the paper that supervisors of the sheriffs office were ordered to falsify bates records giving him credit for field training he never took and firearm certifications he never earned. questions were raised...

There is a new development tonight out of oklahoma involving the shooting of an unarmed black man. im sure youve seen the tape. the tulsa world said the county record forged training records for the 73-year-old volunteer reserve deputy. the tulsa world is citing multiple unnamed sources in the report. the deputy shot and killed eric harris. retired insurance executive robert bates is charged with second degree manslaughter for the april 2nd shooting of harris. bates was part of an undercover ope...