Deadliest Sniper, Dead

          As of February 2, 2013, Chris Kyle, one of America's deadliest snipers, was murdered. Kyle, along with his neighbor, Chad Littlefield, and the suspect, Eddie Ray Routh, went to a gun range that Kyle had initially helped to design as part of Rough Creek Lodge, in Texas. Routh shot both men at close range, and their bodies were found by staff during a routine check of the premises. The suspect then left the scene of the crime in Kyle's truck, driving to his sister's to tell her of what had just happened. She alerted the police after he left her home. It has not been verified whether Routh suffered from PTSD, as media claims. The suspect is charged with two counts of murder, and one count of capital murder, which can be punishable by death in Texas.

         This story was a collaboration of the reporting done by Barbara Goldberg and Phil Stewart, the writing by Karen Brooks, and the editing done by Ellen Wulfhorst, Will Dunham, and Stacey Joyce. These names were printed at the bottom, and established the credibility of the article as a whole. Having been produced by 6 people, the information can be considered accurate. This article was written with the viewpoint of Routh having a problem. Though his mental condition cannot be verified as of yet, by including all of Kyle's military and social achievements, including his two Silver Stars and Five Bronze stars, and the 160 people he had killed during his duty in the Navy SEALs, as told in his book, American Sniper. A quotation is included from the co-author of the book, Scott McEwen: "It just comes as a shock and it's staggering to think that after all Chris has been through, that this is how he meets his end, because there are so many ways he could have been killed". Being a sniper in the SEALs and having a 160 body count throughout his 10 year service, being murdered by an acquaintance, at close range, is unjust and unbelievable for such a decorated, well-known American soldier.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/sns-rt-us-usa-crime-sniperbre91202k-20130202,0,5988860.story