Kyle was fatally shot at a Texas gun range by a former Marine Saturday , police say . The shooting happened in the parking lot of an indoor firing range near Fort Hood. He wrote `` American Sniper , '' which describes his time in Iraq , where he killed 160 . ` Although the military does not release such statistics , the book claimed Kyle had 160 confirmed combat kills from a distance of up to 2,100 yards . ` Despite what your momma told you , Violence does solve problems , '' Kyle 's company motto says .
Kyle was fatally shot at a Texas gun range by a former Marine Saturday , police say . The shooting happened in the parking lot of an indoor firing range near Fort Hood. He wrote `` American Sniper , '' which describes his time in Iraq , where he killed 160 . ` ` Despite what your momma told you , Violence does solve problems , '' Kyle 's company motto says .