Shocking video shows a 13-year-old Florida girl fighting off her would-be kidnapper after getting off her school bus in broad daylight. The police offer a reward for the suspect’s capture

A Florida teenager successfully defended herself against a man who allegedly tried to kidnap her on her way home from school.

The suspect stays at large and Lauderhill police said they were investigating the incident as an attempted kidnapping.

There is a $5,000 reward for information resulting in the man’s arrest.

Surveillance video from Monday, Oct. 7, shows the moment 13-year-old Kymorah Reid was getting off her school bus in Lauderhill, near Fort Lauderdale, when a man approached her from behind and grabbed her ankle.

“I was screaming at him and saying, ‘What are you doing? Get off me” – Kymorah he said local station WPLG.

The girl kicked the man and ran away, screaming for help. The attacker fled on foot.

Kymorah returned home in a panic and told her mother what had just happened, but when she ran outside, the suspect was gone.

Kymorah suffered scratches to her ankle and elbow, but was otherwise tremendous.

“We don’t know if she was followed (or) if this guy was just covering the area, waiting for a potential victim,” Officer Antonio Gonzales told the station. “She was definitely a brave child who was willing to put up a fight.”

The attack occurred along the 5000 block of Northwest 18th Court, where the girl claims she heard a man approaching from behind.

“I heard this guy running like he was running, so I got out of his way,” she said.

Kymorah’s mother, Lois Kerr, was shocked to see footage of her daughter’s attack. However, she was grateful that Kymorah escaped the incident unscathed.

“It was devastating. Everything gets on your nerves” – Kerr he said NBC Miami. “They tried to kidnap my daughter, it was like everything inside me shifted, like it turned upside down.”

The suspect was described as a light-skinned black male, possibly in his late teens or early 20s, with short hair. At the time of the incident he was wearing a yellow T-shirt and red shorts.

After this terrifying event, Kymorah warned the other children to concentrate on their surroundings.

“Be careful, because you never know when someone will sneak up on you and kidnap you, and you will never see your family and friends again,” she said.

Since the incident, Kerr said she has been reassuring Kymorah as she waits for news that the man who attacked her daughter will probably be caught soon.

“She’s safe. She’s going to be OK and I won’t leave her side,” Kerr said. “He must seek Jesus, and secondly, he must give himself.”