Reactions poured in to the images reflected on the door camera! He made a monkey noise and hit his chest: He broke his silence days later

NEWS CENTER / A few seconds of footage reflected on the door of an apartment building in the USA ignited a huge debate across the country. The moments when two young women made monkey sounds and hit their chests in front of the apartment where three black university students lived were watched millions of times on social media. As the reactions grew like an avalanche, one of the women in the images broke her silence.

THE IMAGES REFLECTED ON THE CAMERA DRAW A REACTION

According to the New York Post, the incident that took place at the door of the off-campus apartment of three black students studying at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) was recorded on the Ring brand doorbell camera on November 6. The incident spread quickly after Jakiyra Metcalf, one of the students living in the apartment, shared the images on social media. The approximately 13-second video was watched millions of times and received great reactions on social media.

In the footage, three young women were seen passing in front of the flat, two of them stood in front of the door, hitting their chests and imitating monkey sounds. The third woman continued walking without making any movement. It was stated that the women in the images were the students' upstairs neighbors.

'I WAS NOT AWARE OF THEIR RACE'

18-year-old Alaina Kunes, who was featured in the footage, apologized for her behavior in a statement on Tuesday. Kunes, who claimed that he did not know the women living in the apartment before the incident and was not aware of their races, admitted that his actions were insensitive, inappropriate and extremely hurtful.

Arguing that he would not knowingly make these sounds or make these actions against a black person, Kunes said that he directly apologized to the women he targeted and hoped that they would forgive him.

Stating that she could never fully understand the pain she had caused, the young woman claimed that her behavior did not reflect the person she wanted to be. Kunes expressed his sincere apologies to both the women and the university community.

'NOT ENOUGH'

Kunes' statement was not enough to calm the reactions. Speaking to Action News 5, Ole Miss students stated that they did not find the young woman's apology sufficient.

In an e-mail sent to the campus on Sunday, the university's Vice Rector for Student Affairs, Shawnboda Mead, described the behavior in the images as racist actions towards other students. The university administration announced that an investigation was launched into the incident.

HE LEFT THE UNIVERSITY

Following the incident, Kunes' student status at the university also changed. A source close to the young woman told NBC News that 18-year-old Kunes had withdrawn her enrollment from the university. The university also reportedly confirmed that Kunes was no longer a student. The university enrollment status of the other two women in the images is not yet clear.