TULSA, Okla. (AP) – A sheriff’s deputy who can be heard in a video cursing at a suspect who later died was unaware that a volunteer deputy had shot the man, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office said.
Spokesman Shannon Clark told the Wall Street Journal that the office would evaluate the April 2 incident that led to the death of 44-year-old Eric Harris.
In the video of Harris’ arrest that was captured by a camera in a deputy’s sunglasses, one deputy can be seen restraining Harris by pressing a knee to his head. Another deputy is heard cursing when Harris complains that he has been shot and cannot breathe.
Clark said both deputies have said they didn’t realize Harris had been shot. Clark said any administrative action against the deputies would be conducted within the department.
Clark said in a text message to The Associated Press Wednesday morning that the county would not comment further on the two deputies and the possibility of disciplinary action against them.