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Ive been forgiven of my sins and things that ive done in the past. and absolutely i forgive mr. bates. >> and were now hearing directly from bates who has been charged with manslaughter. ed lavendera has more. >> i shot him, im sorry. >> 73-year-old reserve deputy robert bates was charged with second-degree manslaughter after he used his pistol instead of a stun gun killing eric harris in an interview with nbcs "today show" bates said he still cant believe it happened. >> first and foremost let ...

Firearms certification documents that show that he was qualified and trained to use a firearm, those are significant. theres also some comments in there talking about how mr. bates was a good deputy and able to relate well with the public and those type of favorable comments. all of this is really based on the criticism when you look at the fact of what mr. bates has done here is in the state that many people are having a hard time wrapping their head around how can you mistake a bright yell e l...

Or first. ever happened in my life. ive had cancer a number of years ago, i didnt think i was going to get there. luckily i was able to go to a hospital where i had hours of surgery. irate this as number one on my list of things in my life that i regret. >> reporter: bates who had been a volunteer with the tulsa sheriffs department for several years says he didnt explain why he confused his gun for his taser. even though they were positioned in very different locations. my taser is right here in...

His lawyer. the lawyer asserts show that. however, we dont have anything corroborating these documents, do we? >> i think the question is going to be now -- from this tulsa newspaper report saying they have these five sources that these documents were falsified as e we look at these documents, if that report is true what were looking at its hard to say whether were looking at something thats fully accurate. clearly he and his lawyers believe that is the case. they have taken with quite exception...

In marana is being discussed right now. miguel marquez, cnn, new york. >> the volunteer deputy who shot and killed fleeting suspect in the city of tulsa, oklahoma, is speaking out for the first time. in a tv interview robert bates says he still cant believe he shot robert harris and insists it was an accident. bates told officers he confused his gun for the taser. ed lavandera has more on the taser and the ongoing credentials. >> oh, i shot him, im sorry! >> oh! >> reporter: 73-year-old reserve ...

That i regret. >> reporter: bates who had had been a volunteer with the tulsa sheriffs department for several years says he cant explain why he confused his gun for his taser even though theyre positioned in very different locations. >> my taser, its right here, in the front, tucked into a protective vest. my gun itself is on my side, normally to the rear. >> reporter: the naacp are calling for an investigation. three supervisors were reassigned when they refused to sign the documents. >> what w...

>> a summary shows bates had almost 300 hours of training since 2008 but sheriff stanley glanz said he didnt have all his gun certification records. the up instructor no longer work there is. >> we cant find the records she supposedly turned in. >> reporter: bates flatly denied the report citing multiple sources that supervisors were forced to falsify some of his training records. a spokesman for the sheriffs office told nbc news he believes the training records are true and correct. >> law enfo...

For me for one second and show me where on your body 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 taser is right here in my front, tucked in a protective vest. my gun itself is on my said normally to the rear. >> and people are going to look at that, mr. bates and say how could you make this mistake? how could you think you were going for your taser on your chest, tucked into the vest and accidentally pull y...

Those thing plus more. i still cant believe it happened. >> mr. bates, in the wake of this incident you have portrayed as a wealthy and generous supporter of the sheriffs department and a close friend of the sheriff who has been rewarded for your financial support with the opportunity -- and this is what is out there -- to play cop and carry a gun. is that a fair characterization? >> that is unbelievably unfair. i have donated equipment, as i saw fit, when the need -- happened to arise, to allow...

Performance in some of those roles as a reserve deputy. so this is 64 pages worth of documents. now, there is one thing in particular that still stands out in all of this and the lawyers for mr. bates do acknowledge there are several years worth of documents around 2012 2013 that are not accounted for. according to the lawyers for mr. pats they say that these documents probably might not exist anymore. they might have been destroyed inadvertently or for whatever reason they simply of not been fo...