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Man chases off gunpoint robber targeting 62-year-old woman

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Philadelphia woman has a guardian angel to thank after a stranger rushed in to help her during an attempted robbery.

Security camera video shows the 62-year-old woman getting items from her car on Brown Street in Fairmount last Wednesday.

That's when a man approached her and pointed a gun in her face.

Police say a man nearby stepped in and the suspect backed away.

He fired his gun, before running away.

Fortunately, no one was hurt.

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