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Oklahoma: Sheriff Apologizes to Family of Eric Harris

HeadlineApr 21, 2015

In Oklahoma, Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz has apologized to the family of Eric Harris, the unarmed African-American man fatally shot by reserve deputy Robert Bates, who claims he mistook his gun for a Taser. Following a Tulsa World report three supervisors were reassigned after refusing to falsify Bates’ training records, Glanz said he was “not aware of” any falsification, but acknowledged records are missing.

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