Charmayne Brown and her cameraman Ti Barnes are black. They were reporting on a story across the street from the house of the alleged perpetrator. Also at the scene were members of another news team, who are white.

The other news team filmed the attack but did not intervene. (The cameraman did say he called 911.) One of the family members had been talking to the white news team before the incident occurred.

Guess having a murder suspect in your house and being taped for television is not enraging unless the people witnessing it are black.