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Ex-Navy SEAL and best-selling author Chris Kyle was shot and killed at a gun range in Texas last night, along with a second man who caught the bullets in the attack.

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According to the Huffington Post, officials say Kyle was shot at point-blank range “while helping another soldier who was recovering from post traumatic stress syndrome“.

After chasing him down, 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh was arrested by police officials as a suspect in the shooting.

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Kyle was the author of the best-selling book American Sniper which documented his service while fighting in Iraq, where he was deployed four times.

Kyle was also known for setting the record for sniper kills, which was up to 150.

We pray for Chris Kyle’s family during this tough time.