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The Spectacle Blog
Former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle was shot and killed yesterday at a gun range outside of Fort Worth, Texas yesterday. He was 38.
Kyle’s friend Chad Littlefield was also killed during the incident.
Kyle was the most decorated sniper in the history of the U.S. military killing more than 150 insurgents mostly in Iraq earning him two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars. Last year, Kyle released his best selling autobiography American Sniper.
The book was controversial as Kyle had claimed he punched former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura in a Navy SEAL bar in California in 2006. However, Ventura contends the incident never occurred and filed a defamation suit against Kyle last August. The case is still pending at the time of Kyle’s death.
Last night, authorities arrested Eddy Ray Routh in connection with the double homicide. His motive for the killing is unknown although Routh is apparently a former Marine who was diagnosed with PTSD.
Kyle recently spoke out against the proposed assault weapons ban. He contended that President Obama was “against the Second Amendment”. Here is a video of that interview.
Kyle is survived by his wife and two children.
UPDATE: Routh was an unemployed ex-Marine who did a tour of duty in Iraq in 2007. Kyle apparently took down and out veterans to the shooting range and was doing the same for Routh.
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Cpm| 2.3.13 @ 3:08PM
Kyle must have been dry-gulched by this guy because if he'd seen it coming the outcome would have been very different. A sad end for an American hero. With a sniper it isn't how many lives you take, it's how many lives you saved. RIP
Ghost of Cicero (NB) | 2.3.13 @ 4:32PM
I wish Mr. Kyle Fair Winds, Following Seas & G*dspeed on his way Home. He is a true American hero who PERSONALLY stamped "PAID IN FULL" on the accounts of AT LEAST 150 men who most certainly would've killed Americans, had they not been stopped by Mr. Kyle. My thoughts & prayers are with his family & SEAL brothers. I salute you all & may G*d bless you, keep you & walk with you in your grief. America walks with you as well.
HOO-YAH, Chris Kyle!
Frog in Uniform | 2.3.13 @ 5:12PM
This is terrible news. I still can't believe it. Monsieur Cpm is right, the killer must have been absolutely unpredictable to be able to catch a pro like Chris Kyle off guard. I work as a marksmanship and police sniping and tactics instructor in a Frog SWAT team and although I never had a chance to meet Chris Kyle, I consider his untimely death as the loss of a brother in arms.
I express my sympathy to all his buddies and family members. G-d bless America.
Occam's Tool| 2.3.13 @ 9:32PM
Death of a GREAT American hero who saw the problem plainly. RIP, great sir, and my condolences to your fantastic family.