On February 2, 2013, Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield, 35, were shot and killed by Eddie Ray Routh at the Rough Creek Ranch-Lodge-Resort shooting range in Erath County, Texas.
Dne 2. února 2013 byl Kyle a jeho kamarád Chad Littlefield zastřeleni Eddiem Rayem Routhem na střelnici Rough Creek Ranch-Lodge-Resort v Erath County.