Claim: Robert J. O'Neill (U.S. Navy SEAL) claimed to have fired the shots.

Robert J. `` Rob '' O'Neill -LRB- born April 10 , 1976 -RRB- is a former United States Navy sailor . A former U.S. Navy SEAL and special warfare operator , O'Neill is best known for claiming to have fired the head shots that killed Osama bin Laden during the raid on his Abbottabad compound on May 1 , 2011 .