Black News Crew Attacked by Whites in SC

Black anchor goes to cover a story in a trailer park of a guy killing his grandfather and all hell breaks loose.  

"News crews descended on 200 Spring St. Monday morning after 73-year-old Tommy Howell was found dead in his home. Union Public Safety officers soon arrested the man's grandson, Shane Howell, and charged him with murder.
After learning what happened, the family left the police station and went to Howell's home. Within minutes, they allegedly began assaulting WSPA News Channel 7's Charmayne Brown with fists - and racial slurs - flying.
Brown had been covering the story with her photographer, Ti Barnes. She said she made a conscious effort to stay in the public right-of-way.
"From the time we got there, it was a hostile environment, so I made sure I stayed clear of these folks because they were really being mean and nasty … using these racial slurs, the N-word. I was, like, 'Fine, I'll just stay clear,' " said Brown, who is black.
"The final straw … was when they said, 'You guys need to get out of here.' I said, 'Ma'am, I'm on public property. We're not bothering you. You can't make me leave.' And she said, 'I can make you leave, you black b----.' At that point, she ripped across the street. … She grabbed my shirt and punched me in the face. After that, I had to fight back. I had to get her off of me. Then, her daughter was fighting me - 'Get off her, you black b----' - and her mom was holding me down. Then her sister was holding me down. Every time Ti would pull someone off, another person would jump on. It was crazy."
Three of Howell's family members, all white, were arrested - Billie Joe Taylor, 31, of Gray Court; Trina Dawn Vinson, 48, of Union; and Tousha Michelle Smith, 31, also of Union. Vinson is Tommy Howell's daughter and Shane Howell's mother. Smith is Vinson's daughter and Shane Howell's sister. Taylor's relationship was unclear, though she told at least one reporter she was the victim's daughter.
And officers were searching for a fourth person they believe was involved in the beating.
Aside from a bump on the head, Brown said she felt fine. She did not go to the hospital.
Mike McCormick, a WYFF News 4 reporter out of the channel's Spartanburg office, was also on the scene Monday. He said he was talking to Taylor about the homicide, and for a while she was comfortably - and willingly - talking off-camera in Howell's driveway.
Brown and her cameraman were on a public sidewalk across the street, said McCormick, who is white."

The fight was taped by a white crew from a second television station. They were not attacked.