Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department has identified the officer involved in last week’s deadly shooting in Fountain City.
Police responded to a disturbance in the 5300 Block of North Broadway at the Exxon gas station where investigators say 41-year-old William Charles McBride Jr. was “allegedly acting erratically and potentially aggressively.” McBride, who was armed with two knives, left the store and confronted Officer Seth Beeler in the parking lot; that confrontation resulted in Beeler firing at McBride, hitting him once.
McBride was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he died from his injuries. Beeler was placed on routine administrative leave.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
