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Ex -Navy sniper, another military vet killed at Texas gun range <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />Ex -Navy sniper, another military vet killed at Texas gun range <br />By Greg Botelho and Josh Levs , CNN <br />updated 8:23 AM EST, Mon February 4, 2013 <br />Read a version of this story in Arabic. <br />CNN.com <br />(CNN) -- A former Navy SEAL known for claiming a record number of sniper killings in Iraq <br />was one of two men shot dead at a Texas gun range, allegedly at the hands of a fellow <br />military veteran, officials say. <br />Chris Kyle, the author of the best-selling "American Sniper," and Chad Littlefield, also a <br />veteran, were gunned down Saturday afternoon on the grounds of the expansive Rough <br />Creek Lodge and Resort in Glen Rose, Texas, southwest of Fort Worth, law enforcement <br />officials said. <br />About four hours afterward, and 90 miles from where those two men's bodies were found by <br />a hunting guide, authorities arrested suspect Eddie Ray Routh, 25, on a capital murder <br />warrant. <br />Routh's family members could not be reached immediately for comment Sunday. No <br />attorney has made a public statement on his behalf. <br />Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant said Sunday that he believes the suspect is in the <br />process of seeking a court -appointed attorney. <br />While Routh's sister said he had admitted shooting Kyle and Littlefield, he didn't explain to <br />her why he did it, Bryant said. Routh isn't believed to have confessed to local authorities <br />about killing the two men. The motive for the killings is unclear. <br />"I don't know that we'll ever know," Erath County Sheriffs Capt. Jason Upshaw said Sunday. <br />"(Routh) is the only one that knows that." <br />Sheriff: Suspect spent four years in Marines <br />The Rough Creek Lodge is a large facility that draws couples getting married, business <br />people using its conference center and families looking for a getaway. Hunting and shooting <br />sports are some of the many recreational options available on its grounds. <br />Kyle, Littlefield and Routh were three such visitors, arriving together around 3:15 p.m. (4:15 <br />p.m. ET) Saturday and proceeding to a shooting range within the resort's 11,000 acres, <br />Bryant told reporters Sunday. The range is in a "very remote part" of the sprawling complex, <br />Upshaw explained. <br />"So there wasn't anybody anywhere close to that," he said, explaining there are no <br />known witnesses. <br />The first sign something was wrong came when a hunting guide tied to the facility found 38- <br />http: //cpf. cleanprint.net/cpf/cpf?action=print&type=filePrint&key=cnn&url=http%3 A%2F... 2/5/2014 <br />