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Ex-SEAL Chris Kyle fatally shot at Texas shooting range

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    'American Sniper' remembered by co-author and friend Scott Mcewen

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First a story segment -- the most successful military snipers in history chief petty officer Chris -- murdered on Saturday in Texas.

He's the -- of the big bestselling book American sniper was killed by a veteran who apparently was trying to help.

But a year ago I talk -- the Chicago.

Do you ever now looking back have any regrets at all about anything that you did this other.

That's the people -- couldn't say.

The Americans you couldn't say -- -- allied forces.

Americans.

Local Iraqis anyone who I witnessed violence coming down on them and I could not save them.

That's your regret -- certain you don't have posttraumatic stress or an -- like that are.

-- you know that you killed so many human beings that doesn't come come back -- none of my problems come from the people if you.

What is now Scott acumen who co wrote American -- with Chris -- story about your friend for so long thinking police say you know young wife in of two children seven and nine so it's just off off the chart awful.

Now -- so walk through the crime from what I understand.

Chris is trying to help.

This guy who's been accused of the crime he was of that with some kind of posttraumatic stress is that what you understand.

That's what has been reported bill I have no independent Intel as far as anything beyond what the press has said relative to the individual that's been now charged with murder.

We know that he was sort of they've been they've reported that he was a ex marine that he was suffering from some type of post traumatic stress disorder.

And that Chris was working with him.

In trying to help him that's what you do know about Chris setting up a foundation to help guys coming back right certainly totally what that was all about.

Chris worked with others in setting up a foundation with -- -- and it basically provided.

Different.

Type of work and equipment things that nature to help guys that were suffering from various levels of disability lost limbs.

PT SD whatever to get these guys back into shape.

Chris was always type person that believe that if you kept her body in shape it helped keep your mind in shape.

And hence he really believe that this was helping the guys and I believe it wants to and it was another individual killed with Chris Wright does so rough -- allegedly murdered two people and that's the information that I have is that his neighbor.

Was also killed at the scene.

At the -- Now this is you know everybody sees.

Kyle is a war hero because he's got a silver star and he got.

All -- -- -- editions teach you by surprise.

That this kind of ran himself but they were at a shooting range.

They -- weapons and they were you know in this who zionists in part of this therapy some of the therapy that was going through that they would take.

Veterans who were troubled out to an enjoyable occupation in just try to get their mind off whatever was.

That's the reports that I have what did you know that he was doing that did you discuss those things I was aware that Chris was working with veterans at several levels you either shooting.

He would go to camps where they would go hunting.

Where they would take veterans out there were the various levels of disability he would take them out to the that's when it won't happen here that's -- from what we're putting together.

Chris is doing something very good a charitable thing.

So it's Ferris you don't therapy but you know look we're in the same boat here we understand let's go -- camping let's -- what do this let's go out to the shooting range.

Unless you don't give you a wave from your problems and this is what happened to and I think that's the scenario this coming down.

That's who appears to be the case I have no independent information to otherwise dispute that it appears to be the case and from what I gonna talk to Chris -- talk Chris was last week.

And would you guess talk about -- and we were just discussing various things that are going on you know in his life fend the things he's been working on might be different foundations -- -- -- -- on.

There's a busy man was doing a lot of charitable work was doing great work with the people that are out there -- guy.

And -- -- -- the blacks the right man thanks her father big loss for the country in our our prayers go out to him and his to his family and two little kids.

-- thanks very much again very short fields --

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