Suspect in Rough Creek slaying held on $3 million bond

Posted: Sunday, February 3, 2013 9:57 am | Updated: 10:07 am, Mon Feb 4, 2013.

The man accused of shooting to death two men at a gun range at Rough Creek Lodge Saturday afternoon is behind bars at Erath County Jail.

Eddie Ray Routh, 25, of Lancaster is being held on a $3 million bond. He has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of capital murder in the shooting death of Chris Kyle, 38, and Chad Littlefield, according to Captain Jason Upshaw with Erath County Sheriff's Office.

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BARTMAN posted at 1:27 pm on Sun, Feb 3, 2013.

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THIS IS A VERY SAD DAY FOR AMERICANS..
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Billreed posted at 12:48 pm on Sun, Feb 3, 2013.

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We make our soldiers do basic training, teach them to follow orders, train them to kill, and give them the equipment to do it. Then when they get back, we kick them out and expect them to forget it all and be ok.
If we need to teach them all of that to protect us, then we need to teach them how to reintegrate into society and make sure that the things we created can be put back to normal.
6 weeks Basic training.
2-4 years Service to the country.
6 weeks Basic un-training.
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