When at least five masked men broke open the jewelry case and began grabbing gold chains, store owner Insuk "Sue" Shimochi said instinct and her feisty nature took over.
She came out swinging.
As security cameras recorded the heist at Immanuel Jewelry in the Lauderhill Mall, Shimochi grabbed a metal rod she kept behind the counter and began to whale on the thieves with a stroke that Marlins' slugger Giancarlo Stanton might envy.
"Oh, I hit them many times," said Shimochi, 58. "I didn't know what I was thinking. I just got to protect my merchandise.