STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin today in the trial of the man accused of fatally shooting a former Navy SEAL depicted in the Oscar-nominated film "American Sniper."

More than 260 potential jurors are set to report to district court in Stephenville, Texas, southwest of Fort Worth.

Former Marine Eddie Ray Routh is charged with capital murder in the deaths of 38-year-old Chris Kyle and Kyle's friend, 35-year-old Chad Littlefield, at a Stephenville shooting range.

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