HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — A bullet narrowly missed a woman's heart after police say she fought off a group of teenaged robbers. It happened in Stockbridge.
The family told Channel 2's Chris Jose they're offering $10,000 of their own money to find the suspects.
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On Friday, Van Anh Ho picked up three teenagers who asked for a ride to school. When they told her to park here near a Walmart, police told Jose she got suspicious and jumped out of her SUV.
One of the suspects fired a gun.
Even though she was wounded, Ho fought back, said her daughter, Linh Ho.
"I want my mom to get better, but I also want want justice. What they did to my mom was terrible. She was doing something out of the kindness of her heart," Linh Ho said.
Van Anh Ho is recovering in the hospital. We're told she could be there for another 10 days.
Linh Ho said the bullet missed her mother's heart by 2 inches.
"It traveled across her stomach through her intestine. The bullet is still in her body," she said.
Linh Ho told Jose she flew in from New York to be with her mother.
"She's a very strong and a very brave woman but at the same time she has a heart of gold," Linh Ho said.
Linh Ho said her mother owns a nail salon and volunteers her time helping those in need.
Desperate for tips, the family hopes a $10,000 reward will entice people to turn the teenagers in.
"That person, has a family, you know, that person has friends. And you know they're putting this person's life in jeopardy," she said.
Police are working to get clear surveillance video to identify the armed robbers.
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