A St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officer will not be charged in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in the Ville neighborhood in 2024.

“The death of Emeshyon Wilkins is a tragedy for his family, and we view it as a tragedy for the entire community,” St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore said Friday in a statement announcing the decision not to prosecute officer Brett Carlson. “Based on our review, we concluded that there is not sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer’s decision to use lethal force was objectively unreasonable.”

An attorney for Wilkins’ family, Albert Watkins, said they were “crestfallen, heartbroken, sad for their son, and the city.”