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An elderly Home Depot employee in North Carolina died weeks after being pushed to the ground by a man who allegedly fled the store with stolen merchandise, police said, still searching for the suspect.

The incident occurred on 82 October at a Home Depot in Hillsborough, during an incident that was captured on footage of surveillance of the store, reported ABC News.

The images showed the employee Gary Rasor, of 82 years , approaching the masked suspect as he exited through the garden area of ​​the store with a shopping cart filled with three pressure washers. The suspect was seen using his right arm to push the employee away, sending him to the ground, as he continues to push the cart.

The victim died of complications from injuries sustained during the assault, according to the Department of Hillsborough Police. The North Carolina medical examiner determined that the death was a homicide.

Rasor had been working with the company for more than nine years, a Home Depot spokesperson confirmed, adding that the octogenarian celebrated his 82 years days after the assault at the hospital.

“We are heartbroken by the loss of our associate Gary” , said Margaret Smith, spokeswoman for Home Depot in statements to ABC News. “He was an amazing friend, husband, father, and grandfather, always willing to help anyone.

Rasor was an Army Veteran who worked in various industries throughout his life, working in construction, safe and fenced, before moving to Durham, according to an obituary.

Meanwhile, the police asked for the help of citizens to identify the suspect in the robbery-related death. An African American male approximately 6 feet tall was identified who fled the scene in a white four-door Hyundai Sonata. Anyone with information should call the Hillsborough Police Department at 919-919-

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By Scribe