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IRL (In Real Life) => Current Events => Topic started by: steve58 on February 03, 2013, 09:21:16 AM

Title: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: steve58 on February 03, 2013, 09:21:16 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/us/chris-kyle-american-sniper-author-reported-killed.html?_r=0

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A former Navy SEAL and the author of "American Sniper," Chris Kyle, was shot and killed along with another man Saturday at a Texas gun range, a county sheriff has told the Texas news media.
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Mr. Kyle wrote the best-selling book, "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History," detailing his 150-plus kills of insurgents from 1999 to 2009.
Title: Re: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: TheCommandTent on February 03, 2013, 09:56:36 AM
Sad news to hear.
Title: Re: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: Staggerwing on February 03, 2013, 09:58:48 AM
I just read about this. Rumor has it that there is a suspect in custody.
Title: Re: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: LongBlade on February 03, 2013, 10:53:03 AM
That's terrible. Why?
Title: Re: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: Greybriar on February 03, 2013, 11:13:34 AM
That's a good question. And according to this (http://showbiztsikador.blogspot.com/2013/02/eddie-ray-routh-suspect-for-killing.html), the man suspected of killing Kyle is a 25-year-old former marine.

What a tragedy!
Title: Re: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: steve58 on February 03, 2013, 12:09:00 PM
It seems so senseless.  I wonder if there was some sort of bad blood between them...
Title: Re: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: Longdan on February 03, 2013, 02:27:34 PM
You aren't supposed to get shot at the range.  You would think that would be the safest
place you could be.  At least I would.  Another tragic event and I will say it first... he would
be dead  if the guy killed him with a bible.  I feel for his family.  Sounds like the suspect
is another victim of mental or emotional illness.
Title: Re: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: LongBlade on February 03, 2013, 03:43:40 PM
It could be the guy he was trying to help was more troubled than he was able to help.

Quote"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.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/02/03/navy-seal-chris-kyle-fatally-shot-at-texas-shooting-range-report-says
Title: Re: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: Gusington on February 03, 2013, 04:17:39 PM
That is terrible.
Title: Re: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: MIGMaster on February 03, 2013, 04:23:32 PM
I just finished his book.... Really sad news.  He was doing a lot of good work - especially for veterans.
Title: Re: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: Longdan on February 03, 2013, 04:34:45 PM
It might be nice if folks took the energy and money used fighting and defending gun ownership
and put it into mental health issues.
Title: Re: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: Centurion40 on February 04, 2013, 06:41:50 AM
I watched the guy on Stars Earn Stripes.  Her seemed like a good and honorable man.  What a tragedy.
Title: Re: Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal/‘American Sniper’ Author Shot and Killed in Texas
Post by: Jarhead0331 on February 04, 2013, 06:57:00 AM
WTF!?