Army Ranger who 'shot dead NFL hero Pat Tillman in friendly fire' reveals the guilt he still suffers and how PTSD from the accident ruined his career, marriage and health
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- Arizona Cardinals player Tillman had given up $3.6million contract to serve his country after 9/11 attacks
- Steven Elliott believes he might have been the shooter who killed Tillman in April 2004
- It was never determined who shot the bullets that killed Tillman during the firefight in Afghanistan
- Elliott said he suffered severe PTSD and has since began speaking out about the events surrounding the football player's death
- He said he hopes to help other veterans deal with mental illness
A former Army Ranger who fears he fired the fatal round that killed NFL star Pat Tillman in Afghanistan has spoken out.
Steven Elliott, 34, told the story of the moment Tillman was killed by friendly fire on April 22, 2004 when his regiment was ambushed.
Elliott and other Rangers fired shots because they believed 27-year-old Tillman, who gave up a $3.6million football contract to serve his country in the aftermath of 9/11, was a Taliban insurgent.
Elliott, a Kansas native and Oral Roberts University graduate who was on patrol with Tillman when he died 11 years ago, spoke in front of the congregation at Redeemer Covenant Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Sunday.
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Former Army Ranger Steven Elliott (left) fears that he might have fired one of the bullets that killed former NFL star Pat Tillman during a firefight in Afghanistan in April 2004