An analysis by an investigator who reviewed the video, released over the weekend, of the April 2 accidental shooting of a black suspect instead of being Tasered, gave an explanation for what happened.

The video, taken from the sunglass camera of deputies, showed a Tulsa County deputy ran after 44-year-old Eric Harris who was allegedly attempting to sell an illegal weapon to an undercover deputy. When the deputy caught Harris, he tackled the suspect and ordered him to roll on his stomach, reports AP.

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A voice is heard, saying, "Taser," followed by a gunshot, while the deputy was subduing Harris. Then the voice is heard saying, "Oh, I shot him. I'm sorry."

Tulsa Police Sgt. Jim Clark, who probed the incident, said that 73-year-old reserve deputy Robert Bates, who shot Harris with his gun instead of using his Taser, was suffering from "slips and capture."

He explained that "slips and capture" is a high-stress phenomenon when a person's behavior slips of his intended course of action because it was captured by a stronger response.

Clark turned over results of the investigation.

The release of the video was upon the request of the family of Harris, who although he was treated by medic, nevertheless died from the gunshot wound in a Tulsa hospital.

When he was hit by Bates' gun, Harris screamed, "He shot me. Oh my God." The video shows that the deputy even replied," "You f***ing ran. Shut the f*** up."

When Harris said he was losing his breath, the deputy even replied, "F*** your breath."

Clark opined that Bates did not commit a crime. He told the LA Times, "Reserve Deputy Bates was a victim, a true victim of 'slips and capture.' There's no other determination I could come to."

Clark also defended the other deputy who berated Harris. He said that the deputy most likely did not hear the gunshot since his focus was on restraining Harris that he though the suspect was running out of breath due to running.

However, it is up to the prosecutors of the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office if charges would be filed against the deputies.

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