shot at him. >> smith has endured being robbed time and time again. no-nonsense store manager, who has never fired a gun in her life, shoots the man. one time, at point-blank range. >> i didn't realize i hit him at first because it took a minute. >> now, armed with a little more courage, smith makes sure the robber doesn't try to hurt her. >> don't move. >> i was scared. i said, hey, show me your hands and he said, i don't have anything. >> it turns out the robber doesn't have a gun. smith is both relieved and annoyed. the robber pleads with her. >> please, don't shoot me. call 911. >> in a dramatic turn of events, it's the robber who's now afraid for his life. >> he was squirming around on the floor and i said, you weren't thinking about 911 when you was robbing me. shut up. i'll call them. >> smith keeps the gun aimed at the robber until police arrive. >> i was so relieved when they came. it was like, thank you, god, for not letting me kill this man. he didn't have no gun, but i was so terrified of him hurting me, i was like -- >> the robber is 26-y