After Thomas made the initial sworn statement that a mix of both Afghan National Army and Americans fired first, he was interviewed three more times by high-ranking investigators within the same month after the shooting. By the end of July 2012, after investigators talked to Thomas the fourth time, Thomas walked back his statement about the Afghanis shooting first. By July 31, 2012, he had gone from saying under oath that it was a “mix of Afghan National Army and ISAF” forces firing first, to saying that he could no longer be sure who fired.
