Tulsa County Sheriff Apologizes for Fatal Shooting by Reserve Deputy

Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz apologized on Monday to the family of Eric Harris, who was shot and killed earlier in April by a reserve deputy who mistook his gun for a taser.

In a televised news conference Glanz acknowledged to reporters his long-time friendship with reserve deputy Robert Bates, 73, who has been charged with manslaughter in the case.

Glanz denied that Bates' training records had been falsified - which was alleged in a news report - and defended his qualifications.