I wonder if this will turn out to be a random crime or if Mr. Kyle and his buddy were specifically targeted.
According to some reports they both knew the shooter and were all at the range in order to "help" with some issue related to the shooter's PTSD. Other reports say Kyle and his friend were representing his (Kyle's) security companmy at a charity fundraising event and did not know the shooter. In either case, Hawkmoon's "no good deed" comment is apt.
Unlike the public image of a SEAL and sniper, Mr. Kyle was soft-spoken and unassuming. Possibly the most ooutstanding thing he ever did was to claim to have punched Jesse Ventura in the face in a bar. Ventura has consistently denied the event and had an active lawsuit against Kyle for defamation. Kyle is said to have never identified the SEAL Team that was supposed to be holding a wake when Ventura supposedly said that which Kyle claims so enraged him, and s far no witnesses were named by either side.
Fair winds and following seas.
stay safe.