New York: Armed with just a hammer, an Indian-American woman store clerk bravely fought and chased away a man who tried to rob her store at gunpoint, according to a media report.
Bhumika Patel was behind the cash register at her store in Burke County Georgia when the man, identified by authorities as 17-year-old Christian Dakota Thornton approached the counter and instead of paying for the soda bottle he bought, brandished a gun in Ms Patel's face and demanded that she hand over all the money to him, a report in WRDW-TV Augusta said.
Surveillance video shows that Ms Patel did not hesitate for a moment and took on the robber all by herself.
Ms Patel said she slapped the gun off from his hand and after pushing the gun to the side, she clawed at the man's hoodie as he tried to grab the money.
Ms Patel said she chased the robber outside the store, hammer still in her hand.
Deputies said the Richmond County Sheriff's Office helped arrest Thornton at a home in Richmond County after surveillance video deputies said shows him fight with a woman at the convenience store.
People in her neighbourhood are calling her a hero and praising her for fighting off the man with bravery. Ms Patel said she preferred to go down fighting the man instead of letting him rob the store and shoot her.
Bhumika Patel was behind the cash register at her store in Burke County Georgia when the man, identified by authorities as 17-year-old Christian Dakota Thornton approached the counter and instead of paying for the soda bottle he bought, brandished a gun in Ms Patel's face and demanded that she hand over all the money to him, a report in WRDW-TV Augusta said.
Surveillance video shows that Ms Patel did not hesitate for a moment and took on the robber all by herself.
Ms Patel said she slapped the gun off from his hand and after pushing the gun to the side, she clawed at the man's hoodie as he tried to grab the money.
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Ms Patel said she chased the robber outside the store, hammer still in her hand.
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Deputies said the Richmond County Sheriff's Office helped arrest Thornton at a home in Richmond County after surveillance video deputies said shows him fight with a woman at the convenience store.
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People in her neighbourhood are calling her a hero and praising her for fighting off the man with bravery. Ms Patel said she preferred to go down fighting the man instead of letting him rob the store and shoot her.
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