Canadian military sniper’s kill in Iraq shatters distance record
News of a Canadian soldier’s record kill shot is making the rounds.
The elite special forces sniper recorded a kill from 3,450 meters (11,319 feet) in Iraq, smashing the previous high, according to The Globe and Mail.
The Toronto-based publication reports that a Joint Task Force 2 sniper shot from a high rise and hit an Islamic State insurgent, with the bullet taking less than 10 seconds to reach the victim.
The previous record was 8,120 feet, set by a British soldier in 2009.
This story was originally published June 21, 2017 at 9:11 PM with the headline "Canadian military sniper’s kill in Iraq shatters distance record."