Family speaks about man shot and killed by police in Knoxville [Video]

41-year-old William Charles McBride Jr. died on Wednesday. His family called the Iraq combat veteran a “gentle giant” and “best friend,” asking people not to judge their loved one — who they say struggled with a decades-long battle with post-traumatic stress disorder and drug use to cope with horrors he experienced overseas. 

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is still investigating to determine the precise details behind why a Knoxville officer shot McBride during a disturbance call on Tuesday. 

The Knoxville Police Department said officers initially responded to calls about a man acting aggressively at the Fountain City Exxon on North Broadway across from the Fountain City Park and Duck Pond. KPD said a responding officer confronted McBride outside the store who appeared …