Ex-Navy SEAL and author of American Sniper has been fatally shot along with another man at a gun range in Texas. The shooter fled the scene. Picture: AP Source: AP
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FORMER Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle was fatally shot along with another man at a Texas gun range.
Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant said Kyle, 38, and a second man were found dead at Rough Creek Lodge's shooting range west of Glen Rose, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Stephenville Empire-Tribune. Glen Rose is about 80 kilometres southwest of Fort Worth.
The second victim was identified as 35-year-old Chad Littlefield of Midlothian, Texas.
WFAA-TV is reporting that Eddie Routh, 25, has been charged in relation to the shootings.
The station says that Routh is a former Marine and expert marksman who is said to suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome.
Routh reportedly left the scene in his pickup truck but police found him at his home in Lancaster, south of Dallas.
"They had like four shotguns on him, I believe," said neighbour Carolyn Greathouse told WFAA. "Next thing I know, time passes... he starts up the truck... then all of a sudden he rushes down the road and they all take off after him."
The two victims were shot at point blank range at around 3.30pm Saturday (8.30am Sunday AEDT) but it took two hours until their bodies were discovered. Routh was captured at about 9pm.
The motive for the shooting was unclear.
A news release from Travis Cox, director of FITCO Cares, a nonprofit Kyle helped start, said Kyle served four tours of duty.
"Chris died doing what he filled his heart with passion - serving soldiers struggling with the fight to overcome PTSD," Mr Cox said in the release. "He will be forever missed."
Kyle is survived by his wife, Taya, and their children, the nonprofit's release said.
Kyle wrote the best-selling book, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in US Military History, detailing his 150-plus kills of insurgents from 1999 to 2009.
Kyle was sued by former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura over a portion of the book that claims Kyle punched Mr Ventura in a 2006 bar fight over unpatriotic remarks. Mr Ventura says the punch never happened and that the claim by Kyle defamed him.
Kyle had asked that Mr Ventura's claims of invasion of privacy and "unjust enrichment" be dismissed, saying there was no legal basis for them. But a federal judge said the lawsuit should proceed. Both sides were told to be ready for trial by August 1.
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