MYRTLE BEACH A 55-year-old North Carolina woman who had just finished Black Friday shopping with her sister and son at Walmart in Myrtle Beach was shot in the foot during a robbery in a nearby parking lot.

Police are still searching for two suspects. The shooting happened at 1:13 a.m. Friday in front of the Osaka Japanese Steakhouse, 794 Oak Forest Lane, according to an incident report from the Myrtle Beach Police Department.

The victim, Tonia Robbins, was scheduled for surgery on her foot Friday afternoon at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, said her husband, Jerry Robbins. The Robbinses live near Rockingham.

Son Jeremy Robbins, 25, was struck in the head with a handgun during the incident and received five staples, Jerry Robbins said. One suspect fired at Jeremy Robbins during the robbery, his father said.

The victim's sister, Ann Robbins, 58, of Rockingham was not injured and is credited with possibly saving the lives of her sister and nephew when she pulled a gun out of her vehicle and fired over the head of each suspect twice, Jerry Robbins said.

"We're very thankful she was there," he said. "Because Ann had her pistol with her is what probably saved their lives."

According to a police report, Ann Robbins told police that she, her sister and Jeremy Robbins had just returned to their vehicle after shopping at the nearby Walmart on Seaboard Street.

Jerry Robbins said they parked near Osaka because it was "a well-lit area" and the Walmart parking lot was full.

Ann Robbins told officers she was entering the vehicle at the driver's side door when she heard her sister scream while she and Jeremy Robbins were standing near the trunk of the vehicle.

Ann Robbins told police that she heard a male suspect demand her sister's purse and then heard a gunshot.

"He asked my wife to give up the pocketbook, and she did, but he shot her anyway," Jerry Robbins said. "My son jumped on (the suspect) and knocked him down. But then he hit my son in the head with the gun. Then he tried to shoot my son, but missed."

Ann Robbins told police that she got into the vehicle and grabbed a gun out of the center console and pointed it toward a second suspect, the report shows.

"He intended to rob her, too," Jerry Robbins said.

Jerry Robbins said his sister-in-law, who he said has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, didn't fire at the suspects because other people were near the scene.

The suspects ran after Ann Robbins fired the shots, the report shows.

Jerry Robbins said his family owns a home in Ocean Isle Beach and has been coming to Myrtle Beach to shop on Black Friday for about five years.