His sister then called 911 and mentioned that Routh was acting psychotic and then local police captured him after a short freeway chase in the same truck that he had taken after the murders. Earlier Friday, Texas Ranger David Armstrong testified that after the shootings. CNN's Martin Savidge gives details from inside the courtroom. The defense will argue that Routh is not guilty by reason of insanity. Routh arrived at his sister’s house and confessed to her. Eddie Ray Routh has been found guilty in the murder of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield.It’s been reported that Routh then shot both of them at the range and drove off in the vehicle that they had come in. So Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield took Routh to the Rough Creek Lodge and Resort, an upscale shooting range outside of Stephenville, Texas.Routh’s mother had asked Kyle if he could help her son with his PTSD. Both Chris Kyle and Routh were from Erath County, a 100 miles from Dallas where members of the military and veterans were hometown heroes.At that time, one of Routh’s victims, Chris Kyle was volunteering with veterans facing mental health problems after leaving the military which is exactly what Routh was dealing with.He was also prescribed medication to treat schizophrenia. He was prescribed anti-depressants and anti-psychotics and was hospitalized multiple times. Soon after that, he was diagnosed with post traumatic disorder after experiencing auditory hallucinations, paranoia and had even threatened suicide.He was then sent to Haiti on a humanitarian mission in January 2010 and was then honorably discharged from the Marine Crops in July 2011 after serving for seven years.He was deployed to a base near Baghdad in September 2007 when he just 20 years old and worked there as a prison guard and weapons repairer for six months. Routh was interested in the Marines ever since he was thirteen years old and finally signed up right after high school. ![]() Eddie Ray Routh was born on September 30, 1987, in Lancaster, Texas, to parents Raymond Routh (father) and Jodi Routh (mother) and has an older sister, Laura Blevins.
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