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A Black man was returning home to his apartment complex in downtown St. Louis when a white woman blocked his path stopping him from entering. D’Arreion Toles asked the woman several times to “please move” but she refused and said she was “uncomfortable” with his presence, according to HuffPost.

The once Toles was able to get passed the woman she followed him to the elevator and followed him to his door. Not too long after getting into his apartment, officers were knocking at Toles door following the woman calling 911.

Toles recorded the encounter with the women and posted it to Facebook last Friday and now has over 6 million views. The woman in the video was an employee of Tribeca Luxury Apartments and the parent company Tribeca-STL announced she had been fired Sunday according to KMOV.

The company made a statement, “Tribeca-STL was recently shared a video containing a disturbing interaction that we believe is important to clarify. The video did involve one of our employees, but the event did NOT take place at Tribeca-STL and did NOT involve one of our tenants. The video is showing the employee in her private life at her own residence interacting with another person.”

The company said the woman was fired for demonstrating values that differ from its own.

“The Tribeca-STL family is a minority-owned company that consists of employees and residents from many racial backgrounds,” the statement said. “We are proud of this fact and do not and never will stand for racism or racial profiling at our company. After a review of the matter, the employee has been terminated and is no longer with our Company. At Tribeca-STL we want all residents, guests, and visitors to feel welcome, safe and respected.”

Toles has since responded to his video post thanking everyone for their support.

I want to say thanks for all the love and support, it is really hitting me a little bit more now, but I most say I will… Posted by D'Arreion Nuriyah Toles on Saturday, October 13, 2018

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