Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter Jaime was killed in the massacre, said after the court: “I’m not often shocked but today’s verdict shocks me.”
“I couldn’t be more disappointed,” he said.
“I don’t know how this jury came to the conclusions they did,” he said.
“Today’s decision will only make the next mass shooting more likely,” he said.
Gutenberg said he thinks the next mass shooter is now planning his attack, “that guy now believes they can get away with it.”
“There are 17 victims today who are not getting justice,” Gutenberg said. “This jury let our family down today. But I’ll tell you this: this monster will go to jail, and in jail, I hope and pray, he’ll get what he did to my daughter and 16 others from the prisoners. That kind of mercy. … He’s going to die in prison, and I’ll be waiting to see that news.”