Stroller Karen issues groveling apology after being shamed for shocking treatment of her black neighbor

A white Ohio mother has issued a groveling apology video after doorbell camera footage captured her yelling at her black neighbor, accusing him of following her when he was merely trying to enter his own home.

The interaction occurred on November 19 but has since gone viral after the video was shared on a community Facebook page. 

The white mother, Michelle Bishop, took to her Facebook account last week and went live for almost a half hour trying to explain the interaction that took place at her neighbor DaMichael Jenkins' home. 

Her initial video received backlash, with many commenters accusing her of racial profiling and not taking accountability for the race-driven mistake. 

'Just apologize and say you were wrong. Stop making excuses,' one comment read. 

'You were not being chased, so why did you say you were being chased? It’s not a misunderstanding. This lie could have killed that man. Save the tears! The least you could do is take responsibility for your actions,' another added. 

On Wednesday night, Bishop posted another video and held back her tears when apologizing to Jenkins and his wife, Brittany. 

'First and foremost - DaMichael and Brittany Jenkins, from the bottom of my heart and my family's heart, I am so sorry for the way that I made you guys feel that night. I understand why you felt that way, I get it. I truly do. It was the worst timing and the biggest misunderstanding,' she began. 

Bishop went on to say that she was seeking forgiveness and never wanted to make anyone feel excluded. 

She denied that it was a 'malicious, racial profiling incident' and said that she's received death threats, resulting in the temporary closure of her business, a fitness brand called The Ladies Edge. 

Text messages reviewed by Dailymail.com revealed threats that read, 'YOU & your kids need to die slow,' and 'Bye bye CEO [laughing emoji] now your husband gonna be a single dad.' 

Bishop initially came under fire for screaming at Jenkins when he attempted to pull into his home. She was walking with her children and pushing a stroller. 

Bishop claimed that Jenkins was driving slowly, which made her believe he was following her. 

She decided to walk to the nearest house, only to find out it was his. As she walked up to his doorstep, he pulled into his driveway. 

He asked her if she was looking for someone and informed her that the house was his home. 

'I don't believe that!' Bishop fired back. After a quick exchange, Bishop grabbed her child's hand and began screaming for help. She ran around the neighborhood screaming and even called the police. 

After the initial incident, Bishop returned to the Jenkins' home with her husband to pick up her stroller. Jenkins's wife, Brittany answered the door and asked her why she was afraid of her husband. 

Bishop's husband interjected and said that she thought she was being 'chased.' Brittany informed the couple that Jenkins lived there and wasn't chasing her. 

Jenkins then came out of the house and said he didn't understand how he could've scared her. He then explained that he was only slowing down to admire his Christmas lights. 

'Well, you just have to understand my point of view - being by myself, I have two kids,' she said. 

Bishop then accused Jenkins of not being friendly enough when he pulled into his home.

The Bishop family awkwardly left the Jenkins' residence, but the tensions didn't stop there. 

After their video went viral, the Jenkins family was invited to tell their story on the Nightcap podcast with Shannon Sharpe and Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson. 

Jenkins said that he was afraid when Bishop began to run and scream for help.

'At that point - now I'm in fear. I'm in fear because I know what we face as black men in America,' he told Sharpe and Johnson. 

The couple said that the incident made them feel unsafe and excluded in their own neighborhood. They added that Bishop never reached out to them for a sincere apology and the closest thing they received was her message on Facebook Live. 

When asked for comment, Bishop claimed to Dailymail.com, 'I have made multiple attempts to apologize directly to the Jenkins family, in addition to apologizing in the moment and through public videos. The claim that I have not offered a sincere apology is inaccurate.' 

Despite the shocking treatment, Jenkins said he was using the experience to educate others on how to remain calm in difficult situations. 

'I didn't ask for her to show up on my porch,' Jenkins said in his podcast appearance. 'This is God's move - this is God telling me that people need to hear your story. You need to inspire. You need to tell people what's going on and use this so that hopefully - this won't happen again.'

Jenkins echoed this sentiment on his Instagram account, writing, 'Looking back at the video, I’m proud of myself—not just for the success I’ve achieved, but for the growth I’ve experienced.' 

'I’m proud that even in the hardest moments, I was able to handle the situation with grace and not spaz out, when it could have been so easy to lose control. That’s the growth I’ve worked for, and it shows me how far I’ve come.'

Jenkins is a local real estate developer and owns his own construction company called 3D Visionz. 

'I've been in Ohio my whole life and I've faced racial discrimination at its highest peak,' Jenkins said. 'You don't see too many minorities building multi-million dollar homes. It doesn't happen here,' he shared when discussing his profession as a real-estate developer.

Jenkins and Bishop live in an affluent community called Evans Farm in Delaware County, Ohio. The county is the wealthiest in the state. 

The median household income in Delaware County is $119,030 while the median home price is $473,000. 

Bishop's home was previously priced at $890,000.