Jury Selection Begins in Trial Of “American Sniper’s” Alleged Murderer

By Bob Owens

Jury selection began today in Texas for the trial of Eddie Ray Routh, who is accused of murdering former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield on Feb 2, 2013:

Eddie Ray Routh, 27, is accused of killing Kyle, 38, and Kyle’s friend, father-of-one Chad Littlefield, 35, at a shooting range near Chalk Mountain, Texas on February 2, 2013.

Kyle, a married father-of-two, had been trying to help Routh deal with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on the request of Routh’s mother and had taken him to target practice when he was killed.

Routh, who struggled with PTSD after serving as a …read more

Via:: Bearing Arms