'American Sniper' Author Shot and Killed in Texas RIP Chris Kyle

	'American Sniper' Author Shot and Killed in Texas RIP Chris Kyle Since retiring from the Navy SEALS, Chris Kyle, who was known as America's deadliest sniper, would occasionally take fellow veterans shooting as a kind of therapy to salve battlefield scars Mr. Kyle, author of the best selling book "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in US Military History," was with a struggling former soldier on just such an outing on Saturday, hoping a day at a shooting range would bring some relief, said a friend, Travis Cox. But Texas authorities said Sunday that for unknown reasons, the man turned on Mr. Kyle and a second man, Chad Littlefield, shooting and killing both before fleeing. "Chad and Chris had taken a veteran out to shoot to try to help him," Mr. Cox said. "And they were killed." On Sunday, the police identified the shooter as Eddie Ray Routh, a 25-year-old veteran with a history of mental illness who had served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The police offered no information about a possible motive. Mr. Routh shot the men at about 3:30 pm on Saturday, at the Rough Creek Lodge, an exclusive shooting range near Glen Rose, about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth, Sgt. Lonny Haschel, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety's Highway Patrol Division, said in a statement. Mr. Routh then fled in a pickup truck and was arrested on Saturday night at his home in Lancaster, a southern Dallas suburb. He has been charged with two counts of capital murder, Mr. Haschel said. Mr. Cox, the director of a foundation <b>...</b>	From: NewsLlVE Views: 2 0 ratings
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