Who shot former Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden dead? That is the question that resounds as two different U.S. Navy SEAL commando team members released conflicting statements claiming each shot the leader of the terrorist group.

On Thursday, an article published by the Washington Post cited former SEAL Rob O'Neill saying he was the one who fired the shot that killed bin Laden. The former Al Qaeda leader was reportedly died from a shot in the forehead when the U.S. Navy SEAL stormed his room during an operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, Reuters detailed.

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While O'Neill goes around the U.S. delivering motivational talks, a separate source close to a SEAL team member said otherwise. According to that source, who chose to remain anonymous, the team member said O'Neill did not fire the shot that killed bin Laden, but two other members entered the room before he did.

Based on the report by the Post, O'Neill admitted there were two other SEAL team members who fired at bin Laden. The said duo included Matt Bissonnette, an ex-SEAL who authored a book in 2012 called "No Easy Day," which talked about the operation in Abbottabad.

Bissonnette's book, however, did not reveal the identity of the SEAL team member who fired the fatal shot at bin Laden.

"Two different people telling two different stories for two different reasons ... ," Bissonnette told NBC News on Thursday. "Whatever he (O'Neill) says, he says. I don't want to touch that."

Esquire Magazine last year featured an interview with a then-unnamed SEAL member who claimed he shot bin Laden dead.  Fox News Channel is also scheduled on November 11 and 12 to air a two-part documentary film entitled "The Man Who Killed Usama Bin Laden," which will reportedly feature an interview with the anonymous SEAL, who is now thought to be O'Neill, according to The Tampa Times.

With all the hype surrounding the revelation of the shooter's real identity, the U.S. commando community has expressed its displeasure in the upcoming Fox News show.

Reitred Navy SEAL Tucker Campion said most of them do not think the revelation is a good thing. He said they prefer to be "known as quiet professionals" rather than live under the limelight.

Meanwhile, Bissonnette is reportedly under probe by the Justice Department and the Naval Criminal Investigation for not securing official clearance in publishing "No Easy Day," possibly going against the country's espionage law. His lawyer, Robert Luskin, on Thursday confirmed the investigation.

Bissonnette, on the other hand, maintains he did nothing wrong.

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