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Shot. immediately a voice is heard. >> i shot him. im sorry. >> reporter: officers then subdue harris, one kneels on his head. >> im losing my breath. >> reporter: the man who pulled the trigger is 73-year-old bob bates, an insurance broker who volunteers as a reserve deputy. the sheriffs office says he mistakenly pulled his handgun instead of his taser. and fired. harris died later. >> he believed he had a less lethal device in his hand and he was going to administer a less lethal taser probe w...

Harris died later. >> he believed he had a less lethal device and he was going administer a less lethal taser probe when in reality he had a firearm in his hand. >> reporter: the sheriffs office says reserve deputies are members of the public. doctors, banker, even retired police officers who receive varying degrees of training. bates donated thousands of dollars in equipment and the authorities say his role in this operation was in a backup capacity. >> if he had as much training as he supposed...

>> roll on your stomach. >> but then 44-year-old erik harris who authorities say had an extensive criminal record is not tazed but shot. immediately a voice is heard. >> i shot him. im sorry. >> reporter: officers subdue him. one kneels on his death. >> im losing my breath. >> reporter: the man who pulled the trigger is bob baits an insurance broker who volunteers as a reserve department. the sheriffs office said he mistakenfully pulled his gun instead of his taser. >> he was going to administer...