BEVERLY A. LISZEWSKI LISA A. LISZEWSKI, — v. TARGET CORPORATION, —

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

We affirm the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee Target Corporation (“Target”) in this negligence action under Missouri law.

I

Attackers assaulted and robbed Plaintiffs-Appellants Beverly A. Liszewski and Lisa A. Liszewski in the parking lot of a St. Louis-area Target store on January 3, 2000. The attack occurred near the store’s closing time. Initially, one attacker attempted to steal Lisa Liszewski’s purse. The store manager witnessed the attack and attempted to help. The store manager caught and pinned down the attacker, but a…