Former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette details in his new book, "No Easy Day," about the raid that killed international terrorist Osama bin Laden, however, his story may be contradicting official statements of whether or not the terrorist was armed and a threat when he was gunned down, or if he was even alive anymore. 

The Associated Press reported the following, including excerpts from Bissonnette's book:

"He heard gunfire: 'BOP. BOP.' The [SEAL] point man had seen a 'man peeking out of the door' on the right side of the hallway. The author writes that bin Laden ducked back into his bedroom and the SEALs followed, only to find the terrorist crumpled on the floor in a pool of blood with a hole visible on the right side of his head...The SEALs later found two weapons stored by the doorway, untouched, the author said."

The untouched weapons also had their chambers empty of bullets, according to Forbes. The distinction hinted to through the excerpt, when comparing Bissonnette's details to those stated by the White House after the raid, is that, according to the author, bin Laden was already dead, or dying, when SEALs entered his room and opened fire on him.  

In a different telling of the event, U.S. administration officials announced after the raid that bin Laden was shot only after he ducked back into his room because the SEALs assumed "he might be reaching for a weapon." Bissonnette's memoir claimed bin Laden did not reach for the gun nor make any efforts to defend himself. 

Forbes noted that on the other hand, U.S. administrators described in their narrative "of a prolonged gunfight between the SEALs and bin Laden's operatives outside the compound" during the raid. The memoir makes no mention of this. 

The two versions of what happened raise suspicions that bin Laden was killed, and afterwards shot several more times, though he was unarmed and showed no immediate danger the day of the raid.

"No Easy Day" was written by Bissonnette under the pseudo Mark Owen. It is scheduled for public release on Sept. 4. 

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