No criminal charges will be filed in last week’s shooting death of a 55-year-old man outside a west Birmingham convenience store.

The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, after reviewing the evidence, ruled the slaying of Willie Lee Dorsey Jr. justified, said police Sgt. LaQuitta Wade.

Authorities have not said why the shooting was justifiable.

West Precinct officers responded to the 5 Points West Food Mart at 2258 Bessemer Road around 3:22 p.m. Friday on a call of a person shot.

Several Shot Spotter alerts, which indicate when gunfire may have erupted at a scene, were also activated, said Officer Truman Fitzgerald.

Police found Dorsey unresponsive in the parking lot. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced him dead on the scene at 3:40 p.m.

Police said the shooter went to the location, shot Dorsey and then fled.

The department’s Real Time Crime Center helped patrol officers locate the suspect. He was taken into custody for questioning without incident.

There have been 65 homicides in Birmingham this year. Six of those have now been deemed justified.