Surveillance video captured a 68-year-old grandmother being violently robbed in Seattle’s Rainer Beach neighborhood. The crime took place on Wednesday around 11:30 am as Mei Yeung was heading home, reports Kiro 7. Seattle police said this robbery incident is the latest in a spree of robberies targeting older Asian women.

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Mei Yeung was coming back home from the market when the attack and robbery took place. The video shows her walking on her driveway when the suspect runs up behind her and grabs her. She tries to scream but he puts his hand over her mouth. Yeung is temporarily able to break free and yell “help,” but the suspect grabs her again and throws her to the ground. He takes her necklace then he goes after her rings. She tells him that she’ll give it to him as the suspect is seen pulling at her fingers.

Vicious attack today, intense search tonight. Man follows woman, steals purse, necklace and pries off two gold rings. @MichaelKIRO7 talks to the victim as @SeattlePD searches for this man. pic.twitter.com/IEbsLC4aNr — Dave Wagner (@DaveKIRO7) June 13, 2019

The suspect grabs her rings, snatches her purse, and takes off.

Another surveillance video shows the grandmother running after the man before he jumps into a black sedan and drives off.

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“I think with the adrenaline she ended up chasing him to his car,” son in law Kevin Lo told Fox. “You know, she’s a fighter at the end of the day.”

Mei Yeung said that she felt the most helpless when she was on the ground. She was afraid that he had a weapon. She was left bruised up from the incident.

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This wasn’t the first time Yeung had been robbed. Four years ago she was robbed for her necklace and she stayed quiet about it. However, this time she’s speaking up because she doesn’t want anyone else to be robbed.

“It can be anyone’s mom, your mom, your sister, your grandma, you,” Lo told Fox. “It can happen to anybody and in a quiet neighborhood like this, it’s shocking.

“By not saying anything you are not helping anybody, you are hurting yourself and your community. That’s why we are here talking to you.”

There have been numerous robberies targeting older Asian women for their jewelry and cash in the area recently.

Yeung’s family said that a neighbor got the suspect’s plate number. But the suspect has not been caught yet. Seattle Police are still investigating the crime and Crime Stopper of Puget Sound is offering a $1000 reward to anyone who can identify the suspect.