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GUNNED DOWN

‘American Sniper’ author one of two killed at gun range.

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Suspect Eddie Routh, 25, has been charged with two accounts of murder for allegedly gunning down former Navy SEAL and best-selling American Sniper author Chris Kyle at a shooting range in Texas late Saturday night. Kyle, 39 and known as America’s best sharpshooter (he said his 150-plus kills prompted Iraqi insurgents to put a bounty on his head) and his friend were both shot dead, according to state police. Authorities have so far found no clear motive.

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