Police say the man, 79, had a hit list consisting of employees at the New York store that he wanted to kill.

Craig Galbraith, Editorial Director

June 1, 2010

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Cop To Be Honored for Shooting Elderly Man at AT&T Store

A police officer will be honored for heroism after shooting and killing an elderly man at an AT&T retail store.

Police say that man, Abraham Dickan, 79, had a hit list consisting of employees at the New York Mills, N.Y., store that he wanted to kill. Authorities say he wasnt happy with service he received in a previous visit. He managed to shoot one of the employees Thursday before getting shot himself by Rome Officer Donald Moore, who was off-duty and just happened to be shopping in the store at the time of the attack.

The store clerk, Seth Turk, 37, is expected to survive the shooting.

Now, AT&T wants to meet with Moore and Rome city officials to figure out a way to honor the officer.

” they want to thank him they would like him to meet with the employees if he will, from AT&T,” Public Safety Commissioner James Masucci told WKTV-TV of Utica. I spoke to Officer Moore this morning on the phone and that’s going to be a good possibility. He’s been going to the hospital and visiting the victim, Seth Turk …

The accolades wont happen immediately. All parties involved want to take time to recognize the gravity of the situation first. 

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Craig Galbraith

Editorial Director, Channel Futures

Craig Galbraith is the editorial director for Channel Futures, joining the team in 2008. Before that, he spent more than 11 years as an anchor, reporter and managing editor in television newsrooms in North Dakota and Washington state. Craig is a proud Husky, having graduated from the University of Washington. He makes his home in the Phoenix area.

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