Transcript for Woman fired after trying to block black man from apartment
Now the outrage over another viral video. A black man blocked from entering his own apartment building by a white neighbor and now that woman is out of a job. ABC’s linsey Davis joins us with more. Good morning, linsey. Reporter: It has happened again. In this latest viral video what appears to be another instance of living while black. First the man is blocked from entering his apartment building then questioned and followed then finally the police are called on him and once again social media users have assigned another moniker to the woman in the video, key fob Kelly. Please move, ma’am. I can. Do you live here? I don’t have to answer that question. Excuse me. Reporter: The woman in this video has been fired from her job after trying to block an African-American man from returning to his apartment in this luxury building. I don’t like the fact you have your phone in my face. All I’m asking is what unit. I don’t need to tell you that information, ma’am. If you want to come into my building. It’s not your building. You’re not the owner. I pay rent. Reporter: D’arreion Toles says he was returning from work to his loft apartment in downtown St. Louis when Hillary Mueller tried to prevent him from entering. You’re not security, you’re not the property manager. You — I live here. No, no, are you kidding me? Where are you going? Reporter: She gets in the elevator with him. I want to know who you’re going to see. Reporter: And follows him to his apartment. You just followed me all the way to my door. As the — You see my keys in the door. Made me feel uncomfortable. Made me feel less of a human and I feel like I was being judged. Reporter: The video wreaks of a phenomenon playing out all over the country white people calling the police on black people doing everyday things from barbecuing in the park. Charcoal grills are not allowed here. Reporter: To selling water on the sidewalk and Teresa Klein. Last week she claimed to be on the phone with 911 after she alleged this 9-year-old boy grabbed her inside a Brooklyn convenience store. After watching surveillance video two days later which indicates it was his book bag that grazed her backside, she apologized. Now that little boy is speaking out for the first time asking for healing with the message of understanding and friendship. Friendship is really the key. Reporter: Toles says the police later showed up at his door and was told the woman felt uncomfortable with him being there. We reached out to Mueller to comment but she has not gotten back to her. Her former employer released a statement saying they did terminate her and added the company will never stand for racism or racial profiling. A psa, if someone hasn’ted — you’ll end up being a — Don’t call the po-po. What a beautiful teachable moment and he was the one providing it and he was evoking martin Luther king Jr. When he was talking saying can’t we just basically all get along? Yeah. Impressive young man. That line — It’s a t-shirt. It’s a t-shirt. When we come back pastor
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