JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A civil rights group says the release of video showing an undercover agent allegedly buying drugs from a man later killed by a volunteer officer is “character assassination.” Tulsa County sheriff’s officials released video late Tuesday of a man who allegedly sells drugs and talks about selling a gun to an undercover officer last month. The sheriff’s office says the recordings show Eric Harris, who was fatally shot April 2 by volunteer deputy Robert Bates during a sting investigation. Bates has said he confused his handgun with a stun gun. Marq Lewis, an organizer with We The People Oklahoma, said Wednesday that police are trying to slander Harris’s character, and that video showing an alleged crime doesn’t …
JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A civil rights group says the release of video showing an undercover agent allegedly buying drugs from a man later killed by a volunteer officer is “character assassination.”
Tulsa County sheriff’s officials released video late Tuesday of a man who allegedly sells drugs and talks about selling a gun to an undercover officer last month.
The sheriff’s office says the recordings show Eric Harris, who was fatally shot April 2 by volunteer deputy Robert Bates during a sting investigation. Bates has said he confused his handgun with a stun gun.
Marq Lewis, an organizer with We The People Oklahoma, said Wednesday that police are trying to slander Harris’s character, and that video showing an alleged crime doesn’t justify a suspect’s death.
A sheriff’s office spokesman and Harris’ family declined comment.
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