text: This is the moment a heroic teenage Baskin Robbins employee in Washington punched an armed robber as he tried to steal money from the cash register. Rachael Bishop, 19, was working an afternoon shift at the ice cream chain's Lynnwood store when a man wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses came in, unzipped his jacket and showed her he had a gun. Bishop said she tried to plead with the man when he ordered her to hand over all the money in the cash register, but when that didn't work she took action. As the man reached into the till, Bishop tried to swat his hand away. When that didn't stop him, she started punching him in the head multiple times. Scroll down for video . This is the moment heroic teenage Baskin Robbins employee Rachael Bishop, 19,  punched an armed robber as he tried to steal money from the cash register of the Lynnwood, Washington store . As the man reached into the till Bishop tried to swat his hand away. When that didn't stop him, she started punching him in the head multiple times . Bishop said it was 'just a reaction', an instinct to protect the store. 'I love my bosses here, so a couple hundred bucks gets stolen, that's damage to the store and everyone's paycheck,' she said . 'I didn't want him to take my store's money, it was just a reaction,' Bishop told KIRO TV. 'It hurt, but you have adrenaline so you don't really think about it.' The robber punched Bishop right back, and that's when she said he managed to steal $280 from the cash register, according to Komo News. And yet the teenager remained unfazed. As the robber fled out the door she immediately ran after him. Bishop continued to chase the robber through the strip mall's parking lot, warning people nearby that he had a gun. Onlookers saw what Bishop was doing and began following the man as well. Bishop said she tried to plead with the man when he ordered her to hand over all the money in the cash register, but when that didn't work she took action . The robber punched Bishop right back, and that's when she said he managed to steal $280 from the cash register . The robber disappeared into the woods but, according to police, the combined efforts of Bishop and the public helped officers quickly locate and arrest the man. 'They did a really good job directing the police into a starting location where the suspect was last seen disappearing into a wooded area,' said Lynwood Police Commander Jim Nelson. Officers later discovered the 44-year-old man was a wanted felon for forgery. Both police and Bishop's boss recommend to just hand over the money when confronted with an armed robber, but Nelson said 'the reality is that people kind of react as they react'. 'In this case, she fought back and didn't want to be a victim of this crime.' Bishop said she realizes 'how stupid it was to punch someone with a gun', but said she was just acting on instinct to protect the store she has worked at for nearly a year, according to Q13 Fox. 'I love my bosses here, so a couple hundred bucks gets stolen, that's damage to the store and everyone's paycheck,' she said. Bishop even went back to work the same day of the robbery. 'My boss was like, you can go home, but I actually need my hours,' she said. 'I have to stay.' And yet the teenager remained unfazed. As the robber ran out the door she immediately ran after him, chasing the robber through a strip mall's parking lot, warning people nearby that he had a gun . Bishop even went back to work the same day of the robbery. 'My boss was, like, you can go home, but I actually need my hours,' she said. 'I have to stay'
target: Rachael Bishop, 19, at first pleaded with the man when he ordered her to hand over all the money in the Lynnwood, Washington store .
  But as he ignored her and reached into the till she punched him in the head multiple times .
  He punched her back and stole $280 but she still chased after him .
  Other people saw Bishop tailing the robber and followed, helping police arrest the man - who was a wanted felon for forgery .
  Bishop said she loves her bosses and fighting back was 'just a reaction'