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SEAL Shooting Arrest: Suspect Charged In Killing Of Chris Kyle, Friends Mourn

Posted: February 3, 2013
SEAL Shooting Arrest: Suspect Charged In Killing Of Chris Kyle, Friends Mourn

Police made and arrest in the SEAL shooting case after a 25-year-old man opened fire on former Navy SEAL and American Sniper author Chris Kyle at a Texas gun range.

The alleged shooter, Eddie Ray Routh, is accused of opening fire at a Texas gun range, killing Kyle and another man. Routh was arraigned Saturday evening on two counts of capital murder, The Associated Press reported.

Police made the SEAL shooting arrest after finding the bodies of the 38-year-old Chris Kyle and 35-year-old Chad Littlefield at the Rough Creek Lodge shooting range, about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Police say that Routh opened fire on the two men at around 3:30 pm on Saturday, then fled the scene in a Ford pickup truck.

Police arrested Routh in the SEAL shooting later that night, when they found him at his home in Lancaster, about 17 miles southeast of Texas. Police apprehended him after a brief pursuit.

Chris Kyle was known for writing the best-selling book, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History. In it he detailed his 150-plus kills between 1999 and 2009. , said Kyle served four tours of duty.

“Chris died doing what he filled his heart with passion — serving soldiers struggling with the fight to overcome PTSD,” said Travis Cox, director of FITCO Cares, a nonprofit Kyle helped to found.

Kyle’s death was also mourned by his co-author.

“We have lost more than we can replace. Chris was a patriot, a great father, and a true supporter of this country and its ideals. This is a tragedy for all of us. I send my deepest prayers and thoughts to his wife and two children,” Scott McEwen, co-author of “American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History,” said in a statement to ABC News.

After the SEAL shooting arrest, Routh was being held on combined bail of $3 million.



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8 Archived Responses to “ SEAL Shooting Arrest: Suspect Charged In Killing Of Chris Kyle, Friends Mourn ”

  1. Judy Blume
    Feb 3, 2013

    Why? What was this low life's reason to kill these men. I hope when his day comes it will be at the end of a rifle without a blindfold.

  2. James Starks
    Feb 3, 2013

    Are there more guns anywhere else than at a shooting range? Where were all the "good guys with guns " at when this happened? The place should have been crawling with "good guys with guns".

  3. Tom Sumner
    Feb 3, 2013

    Military sanctioned hit.

  4. Mark Wyatt
    Feb 3, 2013

    these seals have been privy to the wrong intel.I agree with you.

  5. Lee Miranda
    Feb 3, 2013

    to Judy Blume who are you to assume Routh is a low life, you know nothing about what happened or why it happened. He served his country in the military and as way to many do, suffered from PTSD. Also this man has a family who most likely has been living with this illness that the military does lip service to but their care is a shame. Lets not do this rush to judgement thing with this, lets wait and and get the details as be as the press can do, which is general not good. The best thing anyone can do now if write, call or visit Senators, Representative etc demanding better mental health.

  6. Michael Jacobs
    Feb 4, 2013

    As touting himself as the most lethal sniper in American history, which seems a bit braggert to me, he sure got caught with his pants down.

  7. Charles Carle
    Feb 4, 2013

    should have been BAIL DENIED! OR maybe one of the cops could have shot him "accidentily".

  8. Bob McNesby
    Feb 4, 2013

    Nice to see the maggot brigade (liberals) are not weighing in today. Maybe somehow (through osmosis?) they learned what a great person Chris Kyle was, not only in defending this country but also his concern and compassion for his brothers in arms who shared the same problems he did because of the incredible danger and stress they faced every day. Read his book, it's riveting. R.I.P. Kyle and Chad.