Soldier F has been found not guilty of murdering two people on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in 1972
The former paratrooper - who cannot be named because of a court order - was also found not guilty of five counts of attempted murder
Thirteen people were shot dead, and 15 others injured, when soldiers opened fire at a civil rights demonstration in a predominantly Catholic part of the city
Soldier F - the only military veteran to be prosecuted over the shootings - was screened from public view. The trial took place without a jury, with verdicts delivered by Judge Patrick Lynch
One of those Soldier F was accused of killing was William McKinney, 26. His brother, Mickey, says he does not blame the judge for today's verdicts: "The blame lies firmly with the British state"
Today's judgement says Soldier F, and others, "totally lost all sense of military discipline" on the day in question - but adds "the sole evidence" came from two other soldiers, and there were "difficulties" relying on them
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill calls the verdicts an "affront to justice" - but DUP leader Gavin Robinson calls them a "common sense judgement"
Mr Wray says his brother, who was "dearly loved", was shot twice in the back.
"He was a lovely human being."
He says younger family members didn't know James "because he was dead before they were born".
Today is emotional, Mr Wray says, because "it takes you back to the horror of [Bloody Sunday]" - to "the wounds Jim had, the situation, the fear, the terror..."
"But we'll hold up together," he says. "We're a family."
Liam Wray says he is not surprised by the verdicts
Liam Wray, who lost his brother James on Bloody Sunday, says he is not surprised by the verdicts.
"Our family knew the difficulties that there were going to be in this court case," Mr Wray said.
He says he is "saddened" that "common sense hasn't been applied here".
Following the verdict, a government spokesperson says the Ministry of Defence has "provided legal and welfare support throughout, as it does for any veteran involved in a legal process arising from their duties".
"This case is part of the complex legacy of the Troubles, which affected so many families and communities," they said.
“We are committed to finding a way forward that acknowledges the past, whilst supporting those who served their country during an incredibly difficult period in Northern Ireland's history.”
John Finucane: Bloody Sunday remains 'enormous scar' on the people of Derry
North Belfast MP John Finucane says his thoughts are with the familes who have acted with "utmost dignity".
He describes them as "an inspiration" and says the judgement is "bitterly disappointing" for them.
"They should know the regard in which they are held by me and many others in this island."
Mickey McKinney says "responsibility lies with the thugs of the Frank Kitson’s private army, the first battalion of Parachute Regiment who opened fire and those who directed and protected them".
Mr McKinney says the Bloody Sunday families do not lay "the blame" for today's decision on the judge.
"The blame lies firmly with the British state, with the RUC who failed to investigate the murders on Bloody Sunday properly or indeed at all," he says.
Bloody Sunday families leave court 'with incredible sense of pride', says victim's brother
Speaking outside court after the verdict, Mickey McKinney, who lost his 26-year-old brother William on Bloody Sunday, says "today marks the end of prosecution of Soldier F for murder and attempted murder of the innocents on Bloody Sunday".
"The families and wounded and their supporters leave this courthouse with an incredible sense of pride of our achievements."
Mr Johnstone says society in Northern Ireland "must find a way to deal with legacy issues in a fair and in a balanced way".
He says nine out of 10 deaths in the Troubles were caused by terrorist organisations.
"Many veterans are rightly concerned that too often legal processes are used to twist the truth, rewrite history and shift focus away form the reality that terrorists on both sides were responsible for the confllict and there was never any justification for terrorist actions."
Mr Johnstone says the veteran community in Northern Ireland will welcome the outcome.
“Based on precedent and similar legacy court cases it has become increasingly clear that the admissibility of certain types of evidence, particularly those based on decades old recollections remains deeply problematic in a fair legal process," he says.
Veterans Commissioner says Soldier F's acquittal should end legal process against him
David Johnstone, veterans' commissioner for Northern Ireland, says the admissibility of certain types of evidence, particularly those based on decades-old recollections, "remains deeply problematic".
Mr Johnstone says he hopes today's ruling brings years-long legal scrutiny of Soldier F to a close.
He also says the conclusion of the trial has brought into focus the "deep pain" events of over 50 years ago continue to cause.
The commissioner adds that the families who lost loved ones on Bloody Sunday - and others who lost relatives in the Troubles - "continue to experience pain" and "we should not forget that today".
Mark Simpson
BBC News NI
Judge Patrick Lynch announced his verdicts after going through the evidence in the case for more than two hours in court today.
Thirteen people were shot dead on Bloody Sunday in January 1972 at a civil rights demonstration in the Bogside area of Derry.
A public inquiry, which concluded in 2010, found that none of the people who were killed posed any threat to the Army.
Soldier F is the only military veteran who has been prosecuted over the shootings.
A soldier accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in 1972 has been found not guilty of all charges.
The former member of the Parachute Regiment - known only as Soldier F - denied two murder charges and five counts of attempted murder.
Keiron Tourish
BBC News NI north west reporter
Liam's brother James was killed on Bloody Sunday
Liam Wray, who lost his brother James on Bloody Sunday, has been reflecting on that day. Soldier F is accused of his murder.
Liam said that for years he was worried that his brother had been taken to hospital without anyone being at his side.
"But I discovered years later that a wee first aider, who was only 18, was in the ambulance with Jim and she held his hand and she talked to him the whole way over [to Altnagelvin hospital].
"She says she wasn't sure if he could still hear or whether he was dead, but she done that.
"That was such a consolation for me particularly because that used to haunt me. The thought that there was nobody with him."
A non-jury system in Northern Ireland, named after Lord Diplock, was introduced in 1973.
They were introduced to prevent jury intimidation or bias in terrorism prosecutions.
At the height of the Troubles, more than 300 cases a year were tried by a judge sitting alone but by 2023 there were just 12 non-jury trials.
The government technically abolished the old Diplock courts in 2007, but they have been allowed to continue in Northern Ireland under secondary legislation which must be extended every two years by parliament.
After a short break, Judge Patrick Lynch is continuing to sum up the military and civilian evidence heard during the course of the five-week trial.
Keiron Tourish
BBC News NI north west correspondent
Mickey and Joe McKinney are travelling to Belfast for the verdict
Travelling to Belfast for the verdict, Mickey McKinney, who lost his 26-year-old brother William on Bloody Sunday, said he hoped the judgement would "come down on our side".
He said his brother's death had a serious impact on their family and "totally wrecked my mother and father and they were devastated".
William was the eldest son in the family and growing up after the events of that day Mickey said he witnessed the pain and the grief that his parents had to go through.
What was Bloody Sunday?
Keiron Tourish
BBC News NI north west reporter
Caroline O'Donnell's father Patsy was shot in the shoulder on Bloody Sunday and spent three weeks in hospital.
"But I don't think he ever recovered."
She said that even now she becomes "tearful" when she thinks about the loss of life suffered by the other families.
Soldier F was charged with the attempted murder of her father.
Caroline O'Donnell's father Patsy was shot and wounded in the shoulder on Bloody Sunday
He died in 2006 from cancer and had given evidence to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
But he did not live long enough to hear the findings from Lord Saville which declared that those who took part in the civil rights march were innocent.