WWJ-A, WXYZ-TV/Detroit News Vehicles Attacked While Reporter Was On The Air

Car Smashed

A man has been arrested for allegedly attacking two news vehicles while reporters were covering a story in DETROIT THURSDAY morning (8/2). 

ENTERCOM News WWJ-A/DETROIT reports that the man, as yet unidentified, walked up to its car at about 6a (ET) while reporter MIKE CAMPBELL was covering a fatal car crash; while CAMPBELL was doing his live report, the man proceeded to smash the car's windshield and driver's side window with a metal baton while shouting obscenities and racial comments, then shattered the windows of a van belonging to SCRIPPS ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV before walking off.  Police subdued the man with tasers and arrested him.  CAMPBELL was unhurt.

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