Video of woman calling 5-year-old boy a 'n-word' goes viral on social media. Here's what we know so far

Shiloh Hendrix is at the center of one of the more intense social media controversies that we’ve seen in recent years .

It all began in the late afternoon on April 28 when the woman took her young child to a park in Rochester , Minnesota .

A man named Sharmake Omar , a Somali immigrant, allegedly witnessed this altercation and decided to pull out his phone.

The resulting video has gone extremely viral across every major social media platform.

Shiloh Hendrix was targeted by a social media mob for saying a racial slur.

She posted a campaign on GiveSendGo asking for help to relocate and get her family to safety.

A different group formed to counter the outrage mob and started donating to her campaign.

She surpassed her original funding goal in less than a day and had earned over half a million dollars.

This twist, as you can imagine, has outraged the mob even more.

Frida Ghitis : The motto of the cancel mob has always been “make this person famous.” She says Shiloh Hendrix tweeted that she hopes she doesn't get AIDS in Africa .