After a tweet went viral showing the manager of a Days Inn motel in Norfolk, Virginia, hurling racist abuse at a black customer, the man’s job has been terminated.

“Come on! Prison boy! We’ve got prison boy here!” the manager taunts Joshua October. October posted the exchange on his Instagram.

“This is how a racist manager spoke to a black customer at a DaysInn in Norfolk, Virginia. This bigotry is unacceptable. This employee must be fired immediately @daysinn,” a Twitter user named Simar said.

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This is how a racist manager spoke to a black customer at a DaysInn in Norfolk, Virginia. This bigotry is unacceptable. This employee must be fired immediately @daysinn. pic.twitter.com/UdQW8IpElK — Simar (@sahluwal) April 21, 2019

After investigating, Days Inn fired the racist manager.

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“Hello,” Days Inn posted to Twitter. “Please be advised the employee in this video has been terminated from his position. We have been in contact with the guest and have apologized for the experience he occurred and have issued a full refund. We apologize for this situation.”

Hello, Please be advised the employee in this video has been terminated from his position. We have been in contact with the guest and have apologized for the experience he occurred and have issued a full refund. We apologize for this situation. — Days Inn (@daysinn) April 22, 2019