Texas police hold suspect in fatal shooting of ex-SEAL Chris Kyle

The La Times ^ | 2/3/13 | Molly Hennessy-Fiske

[An Old Man]

Houston—

Dallas-area police have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting Saturday of former Navy SEAL and “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and a second man at a north Texas shooting range

[An Old Man]

Travis

I am sorry for your loss

Semper Fi An Old Man

[onyx]

SEE PHOTO HERE of Eddie Ray Routh

[mosaicwolf]

Damn! What a tragedy! My prayers with his family and the SOF community.

De Oppresso LIber

[mnehring]

Several more photos of the shooter on this thread. I pulled them off his girlfriend’s facebook page before she took it down.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2984764/posts

[cripplecreek]

Just all around tragic.

[onyx]

GOOD on you and thanks very much for the link.

[deport]

Other threads if anyone is interested in the comments there on:

Author of "American Sniper" among the dead at Rough Creek (CHRIS KYLE MURDERED!)

Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle Killed at Shooting Range; Suspect Arrested

Chris Kyle, Another Brother Lost

Renowned Navy SEAL Sniper Shot Dead At Texas Gun Range

Chris Kyle, record-holding sniper as Navy SEAL, killed in double slaying at Erath County gun range

[mnehring]

I am thinking the one on the site you posted must be several years older. The ones on her site were very new (the first one I posted was from New Years.) and he appears a lot thinner now. I wonder where they got that one from?

[onyx]

I have no idea. That’s the UK Daily Mail. We can’t post their photos.

[null and void]

I wonder if the shooter remembers anything.

*cough* Manchurian Candidate *cough*

[montag813]

This was an assassination. I have never heard of such a murder occuring before, and suddenly - it’s Chris freakin’ Kyle??? TOO f-ing “random”.

[deport]

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Kyle helped start the nonprofit FITCO Cares, which provides at-home fitness equipment for emotionally and physically wounded veterans. Travis Cox, the organization's director and friend of Kyle's, spoke with the AP on Sunday morning.

"What I know is Chris and a gentleman -- great guy, I knew him well, Chad Littlefield -- took a veteran out shooting who was struggling with PTSD to try to assist him, try to help him, try to, you know, give him a helping hand and he turned the gun on both of them, killing them," Cox said. Routh then took Kyle's truck and fled, he said.

Littlefield was Kyle's neighbor and "workout buddy," Cox said. He was a gentle, kind-hearted man who often called or emailed Cox with ideas for events or fundraisers to help veterans.

"Chris was literally the type of guy if you were a veteran and needed help he'd help you," Cox said. "And from my understanding that's what happened here. I don't know how he came in contact with this gentleman, but I do know that it was not through the foundation.

"It was just two great guys with Chad and Chris trying to help out a veteran in need and making time out of their day to help him. And to give him a hand. And unfortunately this thing happened."

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Booking photo

[skeeter]

The scruffy beard makes me suspicious about this guy’s religious affiliations.

[jiggyboy]

I’ve been thinking “too random” too. How many minutes will it be before we see someone from the gun control crowd offering it up as “proof” that “nobody is safe from gun violence”.

[matthew fuller]

I agree about the beard. Home-grown muslim, probably.

[nascarnation]

The scruffy beard makes me suspicious about this guy’s religious affiliations.

You never know when one of those Amish will run wild.....

[Hotlanta Mike]

I agree about the beard. Home-grown muslim, probably.

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In that case it will be determined that it was workplace violence.

[junta]

The conspiracy morons need an adult time out. From my time in the USMC early 80s I can remember some of the Vietnam vets who had PTSS, and a couple would basically have insane meltdowns. Even Carlos Hathcock a legend could not control his meltdowns and could not make his 20. And no IMO putting a weapon in their hands would not have been a good idea.

[Falcon4.0]

Chris Wallace already did this on Fox News Sunday to Wayne LaPierre.

[matthew fuller]

"In that case it will be determined that it was workplace violence. "

I was going to reply "And not tried until beyond 2017" but I don't think the federales have jurisdiction on this one, the state of Texas does.