Eddie Ray Routh's Case Analysis

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On February 2, 2013, 38-year-old, american hero, Chris Kyle was shot and killed at a nearby gun range right outside of Forth Worth, Texas. Eddie Ray Routh was found guilty for the murder of Chris and his friend Chad Littlefield on February 24, 2015. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Eddie was medically diagnosed with a personality disorder, psychosis, PTSD, paranoia and schizophrenia. Some people even testify that Routh was mentally insane. Because Routh was not in his right mind, this make me believe that his case should have been ruled not guilty. In Chris Kyle's last days he had been at the aid of war wounded veterans. Chris would regularly take these veterans out to a shooting range, to their favorite place to eat, or to do some of their favorite hobbies. Most of …show more content…

On the way there, Kyle and Littlefield both noticed the tension in the air. “Kyle texted Littlefield, "This dude is straight up nuts." Littlefield responded, "Watch my six", military slang meaning "watch my back". (Huffington Post 2015) Upon arrival of the shooting range, they went out to the targets, Chris handed out the guns, and he took a step forward to where Littlefield was standing close by. Doing so, routh pulls the trigger and makes six shots to Chris's head, back, chest, and hand and takes seven to Chads. Kyle was killed with a pistol and Littlefield was killed with a 9mm handgun, both guns belonged to Kyle. Chris and Chad were both reportedly carrying handguns in holsters on their hips, but both had not been touched when police arrived to the scene. Routh stole Chris Kyles truck and fled to a nearby Taco Bell drive thru. No sane person would go to Taco Bell after killing someone. No one had knowledge of the remote shooting until after Routh went to his sister's house, where she then called

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