Authorities are searching for two young gunmen reported to have abducted a woman in Birmingham's Avondale community Friday night.

The victim, 38-year-old Ashley Booher, posted about her ordeal on Facebook, saying it happened about 7 p.m. Friday when she was on her way to 41st Street Pub. She had parked her vehicle and was in the area of 41st Street South and Second Avenue when two men put a gun to her head and forced her back into her vehicle.

"I offered them cash, credit cards, my purse, and my car. They simply told me to drive. I did, but I wasn't going to go far, "she wrote. "I crashed my car into a cab with the goal of saving myself. There's a little more to the story, but basically they got scared and ran off."

Booher told AL.com she was in the car with the assailants for about three to four minutes. She was waiting for her boyfriend to arrive by cab, and then they were going to put his suitcase in her car before they went to a friend's 40th birthday celebration.

Both of the gunmen had their faces covered. She estimates they were in their young teens. She said she was stalling, and scanning the area waiting for her boyfriend's taxi to pull up. When she saw a cab, she crashed into it on purpose. It did turn out to be the taxi carrying her boyfriend.

When her boyfriend got out of the car, she repeatedly said, "I'm sorry sir." She said she wanted her boyfriend to know something was wrong, but didn't want her kidnappers to know that she knew him.

Once her boyfriend, a criminal defense attorney, figured out what was happening, he ran to one of the car doors. That's when the two gunmen got out and fled. He chased them for about a block before he lost sight of them. He didn't know until later they were armed.

Booher, who lives out of state, said that ever since she was young girl, her father made her think about what she would do in certain situations. "I remember him saying what they're going to do in public isn't going to be worse than what they're going to do in private,'' she said.

Her concern escalated when they didn't seem to want her cash or car. "I was like, this is just not right,'' she said. "It's more of my personality to be a fighter. I just knew something had to be done."

Booher's Facebook post has been shared thousands of times since she posted it. "I'm so grateful and relieved to be sharing this,'' she wrote. "Please be careful and go in pairs."

Birmingham police spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards said the police report is similar to what Booher posted on Facebook. No arrests have been made but detectives are following up on leads and continuing the investigation.

He praised Booher's quick-thinking. "Every individual has to make that decision on their own,'' he said. "She made a life-saving decision and ultimately it turned out pretty good for her."

Updated at 2:36 p.m. with new information from the victim, who is now in contact with Birmingham police.