LINCOLN, Neb. —

The Lancaster County Attorney's Office announced it will not be filing charges in the death of 24-year-old Jarell Wheeler .

According to a news release from the attorney's office, Wheeler was shot and killed in the area of 13th and E streets in Lincoln on Dec. 4.

Lincoln police arrested Emanuel Greenwalt-Claypool, 23, for second-degree murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony, and second-degree assault.

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On Tuesday, the attorney's office said it will not be charging Greenwalt-Claypool because he acted in self-defense.

"Under Nebraska law, the use of deadly force can only be justifiable if the actor had a reasonable belief that such force was necessary under the totality of the circumstances to protect himself against death or serious bodily harm

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