{"id":13259,"date":"2013-02-02T19:34:31","date_gmt":"2013-02-03T03:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/?p=13259"},"modified":"2013-02-02T20:49:35","modified_gmt":"2013-02-03T04:49:35","slug":"american-sniper-author-former-navy-seal-chris-kyle-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/american-sniper-author-former-navy-seal-chris-kyle-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;American Sniper&#8221; Author Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle Killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>!This news is breaking updates to come<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IogcJiVhz20?rel=0\" height=\"203\" width=\"360\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/dougernst.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/chris-kyle-american-sniper-1.jpg?resize=215%2C178\" width=\"215\" height=\"178\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/news\/crime\/rough-creek-189536271.html\">WFAA<\/a> GLEN ROSE \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Two people were killed Saturday at a resort in Erath County, according to an alert from the sheriff&#8217;s office.<br \/>\nOne of the victims at the Rough Creek Lodge near Glen Rose was a Navy Seal sniper, according to the alert.<br \/>\nA warning was issued for the suspect, who was believed to be driving a black Ford F-350 truck with large tires and rims.<br \/>\nThe suspect was believed to be highly trained with military experience<br \/>\nRough Creek Lodge is 53 miles southwest of Fort Worth.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Crazy. Chris Kyle was at Rough Creek doing a charity event for wounded vets and one of them turned gun on him, killed him and another vet.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sports Bock (@SportsBock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsBock\/status\/297893879582183424\">February 3, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author of &#8220;American Sniper&#8221; among the dead at Rough Creek<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourstephenvilletx.com\/news\/local\/article_01e35c44-6dab-11e2-a2e9-0019bb2963f4.html\">Empire Tribune<\/a> A former Tarleton State University student who wrote the best-selling book, &#8220;American Sniper,&#8221; was one of two victims shot and killed at Rough Creek Lodge Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Kyle and another man were found dead at Rough Creek&#8217;s shooting range between 3:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday, according to Sheriff Tommy Bryant.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Ray Routh was arrested just before 9 p.m. Friday in Lancaster.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators would not release additional information about the case or comment on how Routh may have been connected to Kyle.<\/p>\n<p>The name of the second victim has also not been released.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle, 38, was a former Navy SEAL who served four tours of duty in Iraq, where he was given the nickname &#8220;The Devil of Ramadi&#8221; by insurgents.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, he made his longest successful shot after he spotted an insurgent with a rocket launcher near a U.S. Army convoy at a range of 2,100 yards (1.2 miles).<\/p>\n<p>Kyle leaves behind a wife, Taya, and two children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>!This news is breaking updates to come! WFAA GLEN ROSE \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Two people were killed Saturday at a resort in Erath County, according to an alert from the sheriff&#8217;s office. 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