Jackson County, Mississippi - A grand jury has declined to make an indictment in the death of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teenager who was found dead following a Fourth of July boat outing with friends.

On Monday, Angel Myers McIlrath, the district attorney of Jackson County, shared a video statement announcing that a grand jury "unanimously returned a no true bill," which means no one will be charged over Wells' death.

The grand jury determined that the 18-year-old's death was "consistent with drowning" and ruled out any foul play.

"The death of Nolan Wells has devastated our community," she said. "Outsiders and influencers have attempted to exploit Nolan's death to divide and create chaos here, but we are better together."

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McIlrath called out the "hateful rhetoric" and "vile speculation" that spread online in the wake of the tragedy, much of which stemmed from the fact that Wells, who is Black, was with a group of predominantly white friends.

"There is absolutely no evidence to support the allegations that Nolan's disappearance and death were racially motivated," McIlrath said.

After the grand jury's decision was announced, civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton, who has been assisting Wells' family, said in a statement that he, the Wells family, and their attorneys "will continue to demand answers."

"We will not confuse the absence of an indictment with the presence of an answer," he wrote.

Sharpton emphasized that Mississippi's history proves that "unanswered questions" surrounding the death of a Black person should not be accepted.

"Transparency and accountability matter. The truth matters. Nolan's life mattered."

In a statement of his own, attorney Ben Crump accused the state of Mississippi of "attempting to close the chapter on Nolan Wells' death without getting to the truth."

He specifically pointed to injuries to the back of Wells' head, along with "recent blunt force injuries" and traces of blood.

"To this day, not one person has explained how they got there," Crump added.

Crump and the Wells family are expected to further respond to the grand jury's decision in a press conference later Tuesday.