Ole Miss students ‘devastated’ by racist monkey gestures and noises captured on door camera

One of the women caught on camera making monkey noises and gestures at the apartment door of three Black Ole Miss students doubled down when confronted at the time, a woman who lives in the home told “CBS Morning.”

The video shows three women, who appear to be white, walking by the front door of the off-campus apartment where the three Black students live Friday. One is seen beating her chest. She and the second woman are seen and heard making ape noises. The third woman in the video walks by the door without stopping.

Jakiyra Metcalf and Victoria Johnson live in the apartment, and Metcalf said she and Johnson went outside to confront the women shortly after seeing the video on their doorbell.

Johnson said in Wednesday’s “CBS Morning” interview that one of the women, later identified as Alaina Kunes, 18, apologized when they stepped outside to speak with her. Kunes told her and Metcalf they had done the same at four doors, adding, “We didn’t mean any harm,” Johnson said, adding that she did not see them target any other doors.

However, Johnson said the second woman, who has not been identified and has not commented on the…

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