The St. Louis police officer who fatally shot 17-year-old Emeshyon Wilkins as the teenager ran from police in 2024 will not face criminal charges, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office said Friday.

Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore’s office concluded there was insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Officer Brett Carlson’s decision to use deadly force was objectively unreasonable under Missouri law.

The decision comes more than two years after Wilkins was killed and months after body-camera footage contradicted an initial police account that the teenager had turned and pointed a gun at officers. The video shows Wilkins running away before Carlson fires.