April 22nd will mark the 10-year anniversary of former Army Ranger and Arizona Cardinal Pat Tillman’s death. ESPN’s Outside the Lines sat down with man who believes that he is the man who fired the shots that killed Tillman of friendly fire almost a decade ago.
Steven Elliott is the man in question who believes he fired the shots that killed his brother-in-arms and he spoke with ESPN about how hard it has been to cope with his demons.
"It is possible, in my mind, that I hit him.”
"The mantra is that when all else fails you do what your team leader does, you go where your team leader goes and you shoot where your team leader shoots, and so effectively ... " said Elliott, his chin quivering as he lifted his right hand to wipe away tears during an interview. "Effectively him firing at that position is, is the same as his giving an order to fire. ... And it breaks my heart to say that, because I know that he regrets that -- so much.”
Read Mike Fish’s piece with Elliott in its entirety
Elliott suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and wanted to tell his story to help fellow veterans and their families with the struggle of living civilian live. Elliott is a brave man for telling his story and giving the world some much needed closure in the most infamous case of friendly fire in United State history, Hopefully this gives the Tillman family the closure they deserve.
Elliott closed out the interview with a somber "If I could change what happened, I would change it in a heartbeat. Change it in a heartbeat.”
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