By Sky News US Team
The man standing trial for the murder of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle said in a videotaped confession that he was "sorry for what I've done".
Prosecutors in Texas showed the jury the confession by Eddie Ray Routh, a former Marine accused of murder in the fatal shooting of Mr Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield.
"I'm just sorry for what I've done," Routh said in the interview with Texas Ranger Danny Briley, The Dallas Morning News reported.
"If I did not take down his soul, he was going to take down mine."
At one point in the video, Routh is face down on a table.
Although he has confessed, Routh has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
The verdict hinges on whether the defence can prove Routh was insane at the time and did not know the killings at a gun range constituted a crime.
Mr Briley testified that he believed Routh knew his actions were wrong.
"He stated that he knew it was wrong to kill them, that he wished he hadn't done it," Mr Briley told the court.
Family and lawyers have described 27-year-old Routh as a troubled man with serious mental problems.
Mr Kyle and Mr Littlefield were shot on 2 February 2013 at a Texas shooting range where they had taken Routh.
Mr Kyle was a Navy SEAL who served four tours in Iraq and made more than 300 kills - the most of any US sniper.
The case, held in the small Texas town of Stephenville, has drawn intense interest, partly because of Kyle's memoir American Sniper and the Oscar-nominated film based on the book.
The film has grossed more than $300m (£195m) in North America.
Prosecutors are expected to rest their case on Tuesday.
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