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Bates pulled what he thought was his taser, but instead fired his gun. >> i shot him. im sorry. >> harris later died. bates claims in the heat of the moment, he mistook his pistol for his taser. there are more than 100 reserve deputies with the tulsa sheriffs office. nationwide that number is about 50,000. in many jurisdictions, reservists make financial contributions to the department. bates has contributed thousands. >> if you have enough money, you get to go play cop. >> bates had once been a...

So you... you... and you, can be a morning person again. aleve pm, for a better am. i know that he has received a lot of training. and thats documented. and he has those documents. and i believe they were released by his lawyer. i just know that mr. bates has been to the range several times and is qualified and thats documented. >> that was tulsa county sheriff today at a news conference insisting that 73-year-old volunteer sheriffs deputy robert bates was properly trained to work as a volunte...

Gray should have received medical attention before being put in the police van. attorneys for a man killed by an oklahoma reserve deputy releasing a memo they say shows the officers colleagues had concern about him. 73-year-old robert bates is charged with manslaughter in the death of eric harris on april 2nd. the 2009 tulsa county sheriffs office showed he didnt receive special treatment to become a deputy, but received special treatment once admitted. ?i a strong earthquake rocking nepal. it...

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Anyway ♪ >> robert bates, the 73-year-old volunteer reserve deputy in oklahoma who shot and killed eric harris while mr. harris was being held on the ground and arrested by other officers reportedly did not complete the training necessary to participate in such an arrest and could now face additional charges in the case if prosecutors conclude that he will lied to police investigators. mr. bates has already been charged with second degree manslaughter. in a written statement to police obtained...

Deadly shooting. in his first public comments since the death of eric harris robert bates spoke to nbc news matt lauer and addressed the central questions about how this happened. >> would you stand up for me for one second and show me where on your body when you are in your uniform you keep your taser and where you keep your weapon your revolver. can you stand up and show me. >> sure you bet. my tieser is right here on the front tucked in a protective vest. my gun itself is on my side, normally...

I can imagine the newspaper demanding an independent investigation rather than having the same sheriffs office look at it. but it cuts both ways i think, for bates to say he was properly trained because its one thing to be a bumbling amateur and say you innocently inadvertently made a mistake. be if youre saying i had all the training to know what i was doing with these weapons and i still killed somebody because i used a pistol thats a harder sell. >> kendall coffey good to see you. well have...

Of it. >> youre where? >> im inside a plane. feel its moving in the air. >> and the day that chewbacca broke the internet. >> chewy, were here. >> "all in fts starts now. >> good evening. im chris hayes. a spotlight tonight on the tulsa deputy who shot and killed a suspect in a sting operation and the exact circumstances under which the tulsa county sheriffs office allowed him to participate with a taser and a gun. robert bates who volunteered has been charged with second degree manslaughter and...

Something criminal? it can be both. in other words just like an auto accident you could have involuntary manslaughter in an auto accident because of negligence. does the negligence this the case rise to criminal standard? i think if you look at this case thats the question that has to get answered. >> nobody better happen jane miller. thanks so much. i appreciate you. >> thanks. in oklahoma the reserve deputy charged in the death of eric harris pleaded not guilty. 73-year-old robert bates ente...