VERBATIM
A former Tarleton State University student who wrote the
best-selling book, "American Sniper," was one of two victims shot and
killed at Rough Creek Lodge Saturday.
Chris Kyle and another man were found dead at Rough Creek's shooting range between 3:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday, according to Sheriff Tommy Bryant.
Chris Kyle and another man were found dead at Rough Creek's shooting range between 3:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday, according to Sheriff Tommy Bryant.
Eddie Ray Routh was arrested just before 9 p.m. Saturday in Lancaster.
Investigators would not release additional information about the case or comment on how Routh may have been connected to Kyle.
The name of the second victim has also not been released.
Kyle, 38, was a former Navy SEAL who served four tours of duty
in Iraq, where he was given the nickname "The Devil of Ramadi" by
insurgents.
In 2008, he made his longest successful shot after he spotted an
insurgent with a rocket launcher near a U.S. Army convoy at a range of
2,100 yards (1.2 miles).
Kyle leaves behind a wife, Taya, and two children.
Sara
Vanden Berge is the managing editor of the Empire-Tribune. She can be
reached at sara.vandenberge@empiretribune.com. Follow her on Twitter
@ETeditor.
Weren't there a pair of 2nd amendment advocates killed a few weeks back as well? Or did I imagine that?
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No imagining at all my friend.
DeleteRIP Chris.Dammit!
ReplyDeleteSuch a shame.
DeleteAny clues on who the hell did it? This is starting to get close to home...
ReplyDeleteNo why yet only who.
DeleteEddie Ray Routh, an Iraqi war veteran, was arrested hours later after a manhunt led authorities to Lancaster where Routh was taken into custody just before 9 p.m. Saturday.
Routh, 25, is expected to be charged with capital murder.
I meant why it was done.
ReplyDeleteIt is looking like once again, the shooter was on Psychotropic drugs.
ReplyDeleteSo, who is going to take it to big pharma?
http://www.ssristories.com/index.php
It is looking like once again, the shooter was on Psychotropic drugs.
DeleteWhere did you see that?
Marcus Luttrel wrote about Mr Kyle's exploits in his second book, Service. What he did was pretty amazing.
ReplyDeleteHow does a SEAL get killed at a firing range?
He trusted the wrong guy !
DeleteNothing new yet.
DeleteKyle was shot point-blank while helping another soldier who is recovering from post traumatic stress syndrome, News 8 learned.
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