not guilty. reporter: the families of those rittenhouse shot and killed that night in kenosha, wisconsin in august of last year stunned by the verdict. i m numb to it right now. i m still in shock reporter: the father of anthony huber, one of the two men rittenhouse killed, blasting how the trial unfolded if anyone watched that trial, you can t tell me that that judge wasn t biased. reporter: will you pursue a civil suit against kyle rittenhouse? the civil suit has been filed whether we add his name to it is yet to be determined. reporter: is the kenosha police department a part of this as well yes, they are. and the sheriff s department and everyone involved. reporter: legal experts say civil suits could be viable. i think these are triable cases. you can never predict the outcome of a jury, whether a civil jury
the two men rittenhouse killed, justice they reacted to the verdict with cheers. her fiancée said i feel like in this case, the victims lives don t matter. as i mention mr. rittenhouse shot the people during the protests last summer the police shooting of jacob blake, today jacob blake s uncle spoke to reporters outside the courtroom he said he was disappointed in the verdict, but also that he was not surprised by it. he said in his view, the judge put his hand on the scale from day one in favor of the defense, in favor of kyle rittenhouse. the naacp fun put a statement out that said this quote, we should not forget that these killings took place amid protests in kenosha. the history of protests isn t integral to the fight for racial justice in this country and it remains a concerted attack to encroach on that right. his conduct must be understood within an environment in which our militias and vigilantes are
another last summer in kenosha during protests of police shooting of a man named jacob blake. there was a burst of celebration when some of rittenhouse s supports when the verdict was read. there are groans and screams of disappointment from others in the crowd. that s what it looked like outside. inside the courtroom, the family and loved ones of the two men rittenhouse killed, joseph rosenbaum and anthony huber, they reacted to the verdict with tears. joseph rosenbaum s fiance said, in this case i don t feel like the victims lives matter. mr. rittenhouse shot those three people last summer over the shooting of jacob blake. jacob blake s family said they were not surprised by the verdict, that the judge put his hand on the scale from day one in favor of the defense, in favor of kyle rittenhouse. the naacp legal defense fund put