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911 call, document shed light on vet’s mindset

By Angela Brown
Published February 5, 2013 5:00am ET
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911 call, document shed light on vet’s mindset
FILE - In this April 6, 2012 file photo, Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL and author of the book "American Sniper," poses in Midlothian, Texas. Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield were fatally shot at a shooting range southwest of Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Former Marine Eddie Ray Routh, who came with them to the range, has been arrested for the murders. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Paul Moseley, File) | Paul Moseley

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A 911 recording and documents released Tuesday reveal more about the possible state of mind of the Iraq War veteran charged with gunning down a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend at a Texas shooting range.

Eddie Ray Routh told his sister and brother-in-law that he and the two men “were out shooting target practice and he couldn’t trust them so he killed them before they could kill him,” according to a Lancaster police search warrant affidavit.

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