MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two white police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black man last fall will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor announced Wednesday in a decision that drew outrage from community members who said the move showed that the legal system is rigged against African- Americans.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said his decision not to charge the officers in the death of 24-year-old Jamar Clark was based on forensic evidence that showed Clark was not handcuffed and had attempted to grab an officer’s weapon, which made the officers believe they were in mortal danger.

The prosecutor said Clark ignored warnings to take his hands off Mark Ringgenberg’s gun before he was shot and told Ringgenberg and officer Dustin Schwarze: “I’m ready to die.”

Freeman painstakingly described his decision, starting with accounts from police reports and witnesses. Community members who attended the presentation said the prosecutor relied too heavily on police accounts and disregarded what others said they saw.

“This is a fairy tale. None of this happened,” said Mel Reeves, an organizer for a group called Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar Clark. “It’s not justice. It sends us a clear message that the police are above the law.”