Chris Kyle, the Navy Seal sniper with the most recorded kills is US military history and the author of American Sniper, has been killed in an attack at a Texas gun range. Dallas News has the story:
Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL who was the U.S. military’s deadliest sharpshooter and wrote the best-selling book American Sniper, was fatally shot Saturday in a double slaying at an Erath County gun range, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
Late Saturday, Lancaster police said they had arrested a man they say matched the description of a gunman wanted in the slayings. After a brief chase, officers arrested 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh, said Lt. Kelly Hooten, a department spokesman.
Kyle was at a charity event at the gun range at Rough Creek Lodge and Resort on behalf of his Dallas-based security firm Craft International, said Hudson Hartson, a childhood friend of Kyle’s.
Craft International often hosted law-enforcement training events at the location, which is near Glen Rose, about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth.
Investigators said that Routh, a former Marine who sources said is believed to suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome, shot Kyle and the second victim at point-blank range. No information was available on the second victim late Saturday.
Kyle appeared on many new programs during his book tour for American Sniper. Here is an interview he did on Conan earlier in 2012. Lets all pay our respects to this brave warrior who died in such a senseless manner. Obviously this brings up issues of gun control, mental health, and veterans services, particularly the treatment of PTSD. However, the political debate can wait on this one.