01:58Supporters of Kyle Rittenhouse and protesters reacted to the not guilty verdict in the 18-year-old's homicide trial, outside the Kenosha County Courthouse on Friday.
Supporters were seen celebrating the verdict, while protesters denounced it.
"We're going to continue to fight, but we're going to continue to be peaceful, and we're going to continue to use our first amendment right for freedom of speech and social justice," one activist told the media.
Rittenhouse faced multiple homicide charges for shooting and killing two protesters and injuring a third, during demonstrations against police brutality in Kenosha in 2020.
The then 17-year-old’s attorneys argued he acted in self-defense, after going to the protest armed with an AR-15 to provide first aid. He was found not guilty on all counts, on Friday.
"I think it's a great day for America, a great day for individual liberty, a great day for the second amendment," said Mark McCloskey, a US Senate candidate who was seen posing for photos with his wife Patricia.
The couple entered the national spotlight in 2020 when Mark, holding a rifle, yelled at protesters outside their house, while Patricia pointed a pistol at them.
USA: Rittenhouse supporters and protesters react to not guilty verdict outside courthouse
Supporters of Kyle Rittenhouse and protesters reacted to the not guilty verdict in the 18-year-old's homicide trial, outside the Kenosha County Courthouse on Friday.
Supporters were seen celebrating the verdict, while protesters denounced it.
"We're going to continue to fight, but we're going to continue to be peaceful, and we're going to continue to use our first amendment right for freedom of speech and social justice," one activist told the media.
Rittenhouse faced multiple homicide charges for shooting and killing two protesters and injuring a third, during demonstrations against police brutality in Kenosha in 2020.
The then 17-year-old’s attorneys argued he acted in self-defense, after going to the protest armed with an AR-15 to provide first aid. He was found not guilty on all counts, on Friday.
"I think it's a great day for America, a great day for individual liberty, a great day for the second amendment," said Mark McCloskey, a US Senate candidate who was seen posing for photos with his wife Patricia.
The couple entered the national spotlight in 2020 when Mark, holding a rifle, yelled at protesters outside their house, while Patricia pointed a pistol at them.
Supporters of Kyle Rittenhouse and protesters reacted to the not guilty verdict in the 18-year-old's homicide trial, outside the Kenosha County Courthouse on Friday.
Supporters were seen celebrating the verdict, while protesters denounced it.
"We're going to continue to fight, but we're going to continue to be peaceful, and we're going to continue to use our first amendment right for freedom of speech and social justice," one activist told the media.
Rittenhouse faced multiple homicide charges for shooting and killing two protesters and injuring a third, during demonstrations against police brutality in Kenosha in 2020.
The then 17-year-old’s attorneys argued he acted in self-defense, after going to the protest armed with an AR-15 to provide first aid. He was found not guilty on all counts, on Friday.
"I think it's a great day for America, a great day for individual liberty, a great day for the second amendment," said Mark McCloskey, a US Senate candidate who was seen posing for photos with his wife Patricia.
The couple entered the national spotlight in 2020 when Mark, holding a rifle, yelled at protesters outside their house, while Patricia pointed a pistol at them.