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Tulsa Reserve Cop Turns Himself In After Accidentally Killing Unarmed Suspect

NPR | By Matt Trotter
Published April 14, 2015 at 3:21 PM CDT

In Tulsa, Okla., a volunteer sheriff's deputy turned himself in Tuesday morning for manslaughter. The man says he accidentally discharged his handgun rather than his Taser in the course of an arrest, killing an unarmed suspect.

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Matt Trotter
Matt Trotter joined KWGS as a reporter in 2013. Before coming to Public Radio Tulsa, he was the investigative producer at KJRH. His freelance work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and on MSNBC and CNN.
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