A man has been charged with murder in connection with a shooting at a Texas gun range that killed former Navy SEAL and American Sniper author Chris Kyle (38) and his friend.
Eddie Ray Routh (25) was arraigned on murder charges.
Erath County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a shooting at the Rough Creek Lodge at about 5:30pm yesterday. Police found the bodies of Kyle and Chad Littlefield (35) at the shooting range. Police said Routh opened fire on Kyle and Littlefield and then fled.
Kyle, a decorated veteran, wrote the best-selling book American Sniper detailing his 150-plus kills of insurgents from 1999 to 2009. – (AP)