Chris Kyle, Author Of 'American Sniper,' Shot And Killed At Gun Range

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">By Benjamin Hart From: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"></span>http://www.huffingtonpost.com<span class="posted-and-updated" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #999999; display: block; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Posted: <span itemprop="datePublished" style="border: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">02/03/2013 12:05 am EST</span>  |  Updated: <span itemprop="dateModified" style="border: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">02/03/2013 12:24 am EST</span></span><span class="posted-and-updated" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #999999; display: block; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span itemprop="dateModified" style="border: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img alt="Chris Kyle Dead" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/971908/thumbs/r-CHRIS-KYLE-DEAD-large570.jpg?6" /></span></span><span class="posted-and-updated" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #999999; display: block; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span itemprop="dateModified" style="border: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></span><br /><div style="border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">Chris Kyle, an ex-Navy SEAL who wrote the bestelling book <em style="border: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">American Sniper</em> about his service in Iraq, was shot and killed at a gun range in Texas, multiple outlets reported Saturday night. A second man was also killed.</div><div style="border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">According to local TV station KHOU, officials said that Kyle was <a href="http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Famed-Navy-SEAL-Chris-Kyle-shot-killed-in-N-Texas-189539281.html%3Cbr%20/%3E" style="border: none; color: #513420; cursor: pointer; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">shot at point-blank range</a> "while helping another soldier who was recovering from post traumatic stress syndrome" at a range near the town of Glen Rose.</div><div style="border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">The Dallas Morning News <a href="http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2013/02/lancaster-police-arrest-man-in-connection-with-double-slaying-in-erath-county.html/" style="border: none; color: #513420; cursor: pointer; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">reports</a> that Lancaster, Texas police arrested a suspect, 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh, after a brief chase.</div><div style="border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">Kyle had become well-known for his exploits in Iraq, where he deployed four times,<a href="http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2013/02/lancaster-police-arrest-man-in-connection-with-double-slaying-in-erath-county.html/" style="border: none; color: #513420; cursor: pointer; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">set the record for sniper kills</a> at 150, received numerous commendations, and,<a href="http://www.yourstephenvilletx.com/news/local/article_01e35c44-6dab-11e2-a2e9-0019bb2963f4.html%20%3Cbr%20/%3E" style="border: none; color: #513420; cursor: pointer; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">according to the Stephensville Empire Tribune</a>, was given the nickname "The Devil of Ramadi" by insurgents.</div></div>

American Sniper Chris Kyle Gun Range Shot And Killed Chris Kyle, Author Of 'American Sniper,' Shot And Killed At Gun Range

By Benjamin Hart From: http://www.huffingtonpost.comPosted: 02/03/2013 12:05 am EST  |  Updated: 02/03/2013 12:24 am ESTChris Kyle, an ex-Navy SEAL who wrote the bestelling book American Sniper about his service in Iraq, was shot and killed at a gun …

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