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For his taser. >> i shot him. i'm sorry. >> reporter: killing an unarmed suspect, did it happen in part because 73-year-old reserve deputy robert bates wasn't even fully trained to handle his weapons? that's the explosive allegation from the newsroom of the tulsa world. the newspaper reporting the department falsified training records, including firearm certifications. what's more, supervisors were transferred after refusing to sign off. >> here's the thing. >> reporter: the shooting happened after a sting when 44-year-old eric harris ran for it after allegedly selling drugs and guns to an und...

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 bates's 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 a person that was terminated by the sheriff's office seven years ago. >> reporter: a reserve deput...

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. there's 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-old volunteer who says he accidentally shot an unarmed suspect and killed him. robert bates was char...

Even have been carrying a gun. the newspaper, tulsa world, is reporting that some supervisors at the tulsa county sheriff's 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 completed and firearm certifications he should have not gotten. the training documented obtained by cnn omi...

Volunteer deputy who shot and killed an unarmed man. >> roll on your stomach. >> i shot him. i'm sorry. >> oh, [ bleep ]. he shot me. >> that's 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 sheriff's 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 about being paid to play. he is a wealthy insurance ceo who donated to the sheriff re-election c...