The shooting range was supposed to be a way for Kyle and other veterans to adjust to civilian life.

According to those same reports,Routh had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and psychosis.

After his time in the military, Routh was prescribed medication but stopped taking it.

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As a result, the prosecutors argued that his actions were the result of drug and alcohol abuse.

The jury found Eddie Ray Routh guilty of the murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield.

The jury found Eddie Ray Routh guilty of the murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield.

Bradley Cooper wearing a baseball cap as Chris Kyle in American Sniper

Routh was then sentenced to life in prison without parole, and he remains in prison in Texas today.

Sources:Newsweek, The Washington Post

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