Gunman reported at East Tennessee abortion clinic

Derrick Doss
Derrick Doss
photo Derrick Doss

BRISTOL, Tenn. - A report of a gunman during a clash between protesters and visitors at an upper East Tennessee abortion clinic Wednesday led to a Virginia man's arrest.

Police were called to the Bristol Regional Women's Center on West State Street just before 8 a.m. and learned of an argument between a protester and a patron of the business, Derrick Doss, 32, of Chilhowie, Va.

Police said Doss went to his vehicle and retrieved a handgun, which he loaded by racking the slide. Police found Doss with a handgun.

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