In an emotional interview, the woman said she pulled the trigger to save her life.

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For the first time, the victim of a violent attack in a downtown parking garage is speaking out.Investigators said in January, John Ganobick attempted to rob a woman with a knife.She shot him, and later told police she thought Ganobick would kill her.In an emotional interview, the woman said she pulled the trigger to save her life."And the first time I pulled, nothing happened. And he put his hand harder on my mouth and shoved the knife towards my face and then I shot again," the victim said.That time, the bullet hit its target.Investigators said on Jan. 26, Ganobick tried to rob a woman in the parking garage near Fourth Street Live.Officials said he only stopped after the victim shot him in the neck."I shot him again while I was sitting in the car and then he starts running and I got out and shot him again because I thought he was going to come back towards me and kill me," the victim said.In an interview with police, the victim described how Ganobick began following her.Surveillance cameras captured the two sharing an elevator.Only seconds after the door opened, she said Ganobick attacked."And I thought he was going to kill me because he was pushing the knife toward me and before I could talk, my purse was in the passenger seat and he hit me on my left cheek," the victim said.He demanded money while thrusting the knife at her.She told police she finally grabbed hold of her purse, and inside was the gun.She fired four or five shots, striking Ganobick twice.He later told police he blacked out.Ganobick: "I don't really remember."Detective: "You don't really remember anything?"Ganobick: "No, because that's not me."Ganobick, who struggled to speak due to his injuries, eventually admitted he did try to rob the woman.Investigators told him he'll face worse charges than that."I told you you're getting charged with attempted murder, robbery first, kidnapping and criminal mischief," the detective said.Ganobick admitted to police that he battled addiction.The victim in the case was not seriously injured.According to court records, Ganobick was on probation at the time of the attack.In 2014, he was convicted of theft and 20 counts of possession of a forged instrument.