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Very upset about what happened. he feels badly. the incident completely took him by surprise. he has all the requisite training. hes taser certified. and if youve watched the video, you know he was quite shocked when his gun went off. >> reporter: now, eric harris would later die after being shot. i can tell you theres a lot of conversation in this community just about what exactly happened. also the fact that bates has donated cars and money to the sheriffs department over the years. so people ...

The man. he says im sorry, he thought he was reaching for his taser. i can tell you we talked to his attorney about the emotional uproar thats been going on not only in the community but with his client. >> you know obviously he is very upset about what happened. he feels badly. the incident completely took him by surprise. he has all the requisite training hes taser certified. and if youve watched the video you know he was quite shocked when his gun went off. >> reporter: now, eric harris was s...

A reserve deputy. his attorney spoke with us and made that case. >> he is very upset about what happened. he feels badly. the incident completely took him by surprise. he has all the requisite training. taser certified. if you watched the video, you know he was quite shocked when his gun went off. >> reporter: sheriffs officers say robert bates grabbed his handgun instead of his taser. now an attorney for the family of eric harris says they dont know how a mistake could happen in this situation....

The incident completely took him by surprise. he has all the requisite training. he is taser certified. and if you watched the video, you know he was quite shocked when his gun went off. >> bates was a police officer for a year back in the 1960s, and he received 300 hours of training since becoming a reserve developty in 2008. his attorney says bates assisted on more than 100 operations but always in a supporting role not the one making an actual arrest. as you can imagine, eric harris family at...

An accident. lets get more from ed lavandera. >> reporter: john and christine, the shooting death of eric harris is under a great deal of scrutiny. 73-year-old robert bates has been charged with manslaughter. sheriffs officers in tulsa say this shooting was an accident of misfortune and bates should not be charged with criminal conduct. he was acting well within his duty as a reserve deputy in this case. his attorney spoke with us and made that case. >> he is very upset about what happened. he f...

A taser. lets get more from cnns ed lavandera. >> reporter: john and christine, the shooting death of eric harris is under scrutiny especially since the reserve deputy robert bates, 73 has been charged with manslaughter. officers here in tulsa and his attorney says this shooting was an accident of misfortune and bates should not be charged with criminal conduct. he was acting within his duty as a reserve deputy in this case. his attorney spoke with us and made that case. >> he is very upset abou...

Officer. now, obviously, tasers were not in use back in the 1960s. but he is taser certified and receiving that training in 2009. and i would like to correct the record. mr. harris was not subdued at the time mr. bates decided to use or try to use his taser. he was still on the ground. he was not complying with orders. in fact he had resisted arrest ever since he jumped out of the cab of the truck and took off running. so the announcement made by bates, "taser" is to let the other officers know ...