An 81-year-old woman stopped a carjacker by grabbing his shirt and swinging her fists, Hialeah police said.

The woman was protecting her daughter from a gunman who walked up to the driver’s side of an SUV and began beating her with a gun.

The two women and a family friend were backing out of the driveway on their way to a taping of the television show Sabado Gigante when a carjacker attacked Teresa Gonzalez, police said.

Before the elderly woman went into action, the carjacker dragged Gonzalez from the truck and kicked her. She ended up with a swollen eye, scratches on her arms and legs, and a large bruise on her back.

The woman’s tiny mother then jumped out of the back seat. She reportedly grabbed the man’s shirt and started swinging.

The robber fired his gun at the elderly woman, but the bullet ricocheted off the ground and shattered a window across the street.

The man jumped into a tan vehicle that was parked down the street being driven by another male and drove off, but not before the would-be carjacker snatched a purse from the SUV, said Hialeah Detective Eddie Rodriguez.

Mother and daughter reportedly pursued the gunmen but returned home and reported the attempted robbery to police.

Rodriguez said the carjacker is on the loose and dangerous.

Hialeah police said Wednesday they have no leads in Monday’s robbery and ask that anyone with information call the Hialeah Police Department at 305-687-2525.