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An angry mob attacked TV reporter Charmayne Brown and photographer Ti Barnes while they were reporting from the scene of…

An angry mob attacked TV reporter Charmayne Brown and photographer Ti Barnes while they were reporting from the scene of a homicide investigation, WSPA reports. Video of the attack shows that four people, including the mother and sister of a suspect in the investigation, surrounded Brown while punching her and dragging her to the ground. Brown also said the crowd yelled racial slurs at her and Barnes, who are black. Police arrested all four of the assailants.

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