Tulsa jury finds Robert Bates guilty of manslaughter in shooting of Eric Harris

Former Reserve Deputy Robert Bates was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter by a jury Wednesday evening after about three hours of deliberation.

Bates, 74, was charged in the April 2, 2015, shooting death of Eric Harris.

Bates was volunteering as a reserve deputy on a Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office drug task force operation when he shot Harris, the target of a gun-sale sting whom deputies were restraining on the ground after a short foot pursuit when he was shot.

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