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The Murder of Chris Kyle

Glen Rose, Texas, United StatesFebruary 2, 2013

Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history and author of "American Sniper," was shot and killed at a gun range in Glen Rose, Texas, on February 2, 2013. Eddie Ray Routh, a fellow veteran struggling with severe PTSD and psychosis, shot Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield. Routh was convicted of murder in 2015 and sentenced to life without parole.