VIDEO: Brownsville Woman Fights Back Against Robber

BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — A courageous 28-year-old woman fought back against a man who allegedly attempted to rob at gunpoint the surgical supply store where she worked on Friday afternoon, video surveillance shows.

Oksana Aulova, whom the New York Daily News describes as barely 5 feet tall, refused to give money over to the robber and physically defended herself while he was demanding money and pointing a gun at her face, the video shows. The robber then punched and kicked Aulova and pistol whipped her in the head twice, cops said.

Aulova attempted to kick the attacker in the crotch and steal his gun from out of his hands, she told the Daily News.

"That's what my brother taught me — either go for the knee or the groin," she said.

Aulova's 44-year-old co-worker gave the robber $80 in cash from her wallet, and he fled the store. Aulova was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where she was treated and released after having to get stitches on the top of her head, the Daily News reported. To keep up with Brownsville crime, subscribe to the East New York-Brownsville Patch for the latest news and alerts that go to your phone.

The attempted robbery occurred on Friday, Feb. 24 at 3:40 p.m. at Belmont Medical & Surgical Supply store at 14 Belmont Ave. in Brownsville, police said. Cops describe the robbery suspect as black, 40 to 50 years old, around 5-foot-11-inches tall and weighing 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing beige work boots, blue jeans, a brown jacket and a brown skull cap with a light brown stripe.

Anyone with information in regards to this robbery is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.