An ex-Navy SEAL, Chris Kyle, who is also the author of the best-selling book American Sniper in which he cited his services in Iraq, was killed by being shot at a gun range in Texas. It was reported that another man, Chad Littlefield was also killed, who was a friend of Chris.
Local TV Stations have claimed that the ex-Navy SEAL was shot at a point-blank range while he was helping out another soldier who was said to be recovering from post traumatic stress syndrome at a range that is located near Glen Rose.
According to news reports, the Lancaster, Texas police has arrested a suspect after a brief chase, who is 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh. It was basically Kyle’s exploits in Iraq that has gained him ample fame. He was deployed there around four times, and he had managed to set the record for 150 sniper kills. Chris Kyle had also acquired a number of different commendations, and he was actually given the nickname, ‘The Devil of Ramadi’ by insurgent forces.
According to reports, Eddie Ray Routh, the suspect is an unemployed Marine veteran who had made use of a semiautomatic handgun to kill Kyle and shot him multiple times. He is already in custody, and it is expected that he will face two major murder charges.
Back in year 2006, Routh had enlisted in the Marine, and was deployed to Iraq in year 2007, and to Haiti in year 2010 for hurricane relied. He is currently serving the Marine Reserve.
The suspect, Eddie Ray Routh used a semiautomatic handgun to shoot Kyle and Littlefield multiple times at a secluded gun range at the Rough Creek Lodge southwest of Fort Worth, investigators said at a news conference.
Routh had enlisted in the Marines in 2006. He was deployed to Iraq in 2007 then to Haiti in 2010 for hurricane relief. He remained in the Marine Reserve. On the other hand, Chris Kyle had continually served the country with utmost honor. Upon return, he was dedicated to helping his brothers deal with the post-traumatic stress that they were facing. He was a very proactive person and wished to help everyone. He had established the Fitco Cares Foundation back in 2011 so as to deliver exercise equipment and counseling services to veterans. According to him, exercising and getting to communicate with fellow veterans could make it easier for soldiers to put up with and mingle in civilian life.
Kyle basically lived with his wife and two children just outside of Dallas and found it rather difficult to settle back in life after getting retired from the Navy SEAL. It was the worst part of the insurgency when he got deployed in Iraq, where he regularly faced getting bombed out of apartment buildings with just his 300 Winchester Magnum. He served as an overwatch and focused on making it impossible for the enemies to ambush the Marine units.
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