It happened in a parking lot in Salt Lake City, police say. (Google Street View)
Police in Utah are searching for a suspect accused of trying to rob a woman at gunpoint Friday morning -- before she scared him off by hurling her hot coffee.
Officers said a man approached a woman who was in her car in a gym parking lot in Salt Lake City.
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Authorities said the suspect opened the woman’s car door and pointed a gun at her.
She threw her coffee on him, he ran to a tan SUV and drove off.
Police said the suspect is described as a Hispanic man wearing dark clothing and sunglasses.
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