A 62-year-old woman walking around St. Paul’s Lake Como was pistol whipped Tuesday morning in an attempted robbery, according to police.

It happened when she came to a bend where the lights weren’t working. A male jumped out from the bushes and the woman said, “You startled me,” according to Steve Linders, a St. Paul police spokesman.

Then another male came up behind her and grabbed her by the arm. The first male pulled out a handgun, pointed it at her head and demanded her belongings about 5:30 a.m. at Como Boulevard near Rose Avenue, Linders said.

The woman began screaming and fighting and bit one of the males in the arms, according to Linders. At that point, the male with the gun hit her in the head with the weapon, causing a cut.

The woman kept fighting and eventually the suspects ran away without getting anything. She did not need medical attention at the scene, according to Linders.

Police set up a perimeter and officers, including a K-9, tried to track the suspects, but did not find them, Linders said.

The woman was unable to provide detailed suspect descriptions because “it was dark and she was taken by surprise,” Linders said.

The case remains under investigation. Linders said he was unaware of other recent cases in the area that could be related.