A controversial video showing three University of Mississippi students walking past a Black classmate's door, with two making apparent monkey noises and gestures toward her Ring doorbell camera, has sparked outrage and allegations of racism online this week.

The recording captures the trio of college girls looking toward the device before continuing down the hallway of the apartment building, prompting widespread criticism over their behavior.

The video quickly went viral after it was shared in the last few days, garnering over 12.6 million views on TikTok since.

The footage was posted by Jakiyra Metcalf, a freshman at the University of Mississippi, commonly known as Ole Miss. Metcalf maintains a relatively small TikTok presence, primarily sharing photographs of herself and short videos promoting her hairstyling business.

Metcalf's post of the incident has since become the subject of considerable online discourse, with viewers condemning the students' actions as racist and expressing concern over the treatment of Black students on college campuses.

The altercation has also drawn attention to the experiences of minority students at Ole Miss, illustrating how footage captured by personal security cameras can bring discriminatory behavior into the public spotlight.

Here's what Metcalf captured and what's being said about it online over the last three days.

The video starts with three women walking into frame, looking like they're going to a party, as the trending "Saxophones Getting Louder" audio begins playing over the post.

The date and time on the Ring camera show that the video was taken at a little over half past 8 p.m. on November 6th. Metcalf has written, "Ole miss?" on the bottom of her post.

The first woman quickly turns to the camera and begins making monkey noises as she brings her fists to her chest, banging it with them to imitate a stereotypical defense tactic commonly associated with primates.

The second woman follows suit, jumping like a monkey and making monkey-like noises as she approaches the Ring camera. The two continue walking in front of the third woman, who smiles and appears to laugh. One of them also emits a noise that sounds like laughter or another monkey noise.

Then, the three women walk out of frame while they talk to each other, and the video continues, filming the empty space in front of the door as the audio plays on.

"What do we have to say about this?" Metcalf writes in her video's caption, before adding the hashtag "#olemiss" and tagging the university's official TikTok account.

In the comments, people condemned the women's actions as racist, and many also posted usernames of Instagram accounts that purportedly belong to the girls.

Metcalf also left comments, claiming that the women are her upstairs neighbors and noting that she will post an update on the situation "when [she gets] something."

The prominent social media account and online publication Complex also left a comment, asking Metcalf for permission to share the video on its platforms, which it did after presumably getting permission.

The post about the situation racked up over 75,000 likes in a day, spreading the controversy even further.

People also flooded Ole Miss’s most recent TikTok posts with comments asking them to deal with the situation.

On November 8th, the university's vice chancellor for student affairs, Shawnboda Mead, uploaded a statement on the situation to the institution's website, where she deemed the women's behavior "deeply troubling, hurtful, and unacceptable."

Mead explained that campus staff have reached out to the students who were impacted by this behavior to offer help. According to a CBS News article, Metcalf lives with two Black roommates.

In the statement, Mead also confirmed that the incident is being actively investigated by the university and that the matter is being taken seriously, but that they will keep the students' identities private.

"We are aware that one student has been incorrectly identified as being involved in this incident," Mead writes. "We remain committed to ensuring our actions reflect the foundational values of dignity and respect for every individual and fostering an environment where all students are cared for and feel they belong," Mead concludes in her statement on behalf of the university.

On November 10th, Complex posted a follow-up on the situation, containing an apology by one of the women who made the racist gestures.

Alaina Kunes, an Ole Miss freshman, claims that she was unaware of Metcalf and her roommates' race and that she has since apologized to them.

"I would have never intentionally made those noises or gestures toward a person of color," Kunes stated, and concluded her statement by asking for privacy and writing, "I understand the seriousness of this situation and remain committed to taking responsibility and learning from this embarrassing ordeal."

Many commenters on the post deemed her apology disingenuous, with many joking that she might've generated the writing with ChatGPT.