This is the nail-biting moment a 21-year-old female store clerk single-handedly fends off an armed robber almost twice her size and sends him running away . Zara Adil , 21 , was working at her parents ' shop , Discount Tobacco Zone , last Friday evening when two men wearing hoodies walked in . CCTV footage shows one of the men approaching the open register after demanding cash and throwing his handgun to one side . Adil then grabs the weapon and tackles the thief as he shoves her against a back wall lined with liquor bottles . The surveillance camera then shows the man pulling the money drawer out of the register and making off with it . However , Adil grabs on to his jacket and manages to pull the case of cash out of his hands . The robber then runs away . Adil told WTVQ News that she fired the gun and shot the man in the shoulder . She apparently suffered a few minor injuries during the commotion but was determined to defend her family business . Caught on camera : This is the nail-biting moment a 21-year-old female store clerk single-handedly fends off an armed robber almost twice her size and sends him running away . Threatened : Zara Adil , 21 , was working at her parents ' shop , Discount Tobacco Zone , last Friday when two men wearing hoodies walked in . Wrong move : CCTV footage shows one of the men approaching the open register after demanding cash and throwing his handgun to one side . Quick-thinking : Adil then grabs the weapon and tackles the thief as he shoves her against a back wall lined with liquor bottles . Lexington Police reported the robbery was similar to about 15 others in the area since January . They have issued an arrest warrant for Darnell Thomas , Jr. , 30 , in connection to last week 's armed robbery attempt . 'If more people stand up , they wo n't have that much courage to go around and do what they 're doing , ' Adil concluded .
Discount Tobacco Zone , 21 , was working at her parents ' shop , Zara Adil , last Friday when two men wearing hoodies walked in . CCTV footage shows one of the men approaching the open register after demanding cash and throwing his handgun to one side . Adil managed to grab the weapon and fight the thief away . She said she shot him in the shoulder during the commotion .