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7 Mass. police officers on paid administrative leave after man dies in police altercation

7 Mass. police officers on paid administrative leave after man dies in police altercation

Yahoo14-07-2025
Seven Haverhill police officers were placed on paid administrative leave on Monday in connection with a man's death following an altercation with police last week, according to multiple media reports.
Haverhill Police Chief Robert Pistone told Boston 25 News that an investigation, conducted by Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker's office, into the altercation and the death of Francis Gigliotti, 43, was underway.
'Once the investigation is complete, and all of the facts are known, I will be able to provide more information and address the media and public,' Pistone told the news outlet.
Pistone did not release the names of the seven officers on leave.
MassLive has reached out to Pistone's office for more information.
The altercation happened at around 7:22 p.m. in Haverhill, Tucker's office said previously. Police received a call that a 43-year-old man was 'behaving erratically' at that time near 115 White St., a street with several corner stores and shops.
The caller told police that the man had fallen on the floor when he left the building, then began running in the middle of White Street when 'he hit a car with his head,' Tucker's office said.
He kept running down the road, and video surveillance footage showed the man 'weaving in and out' of traffic as he was almost hit by multiple cars driving by.
The officers 'attempted to restrain the individual for safety purposes and for the safety of the surrounding public,' Tucker's office said. The man and the officers ended up in a physical struggle on the ground outside Bradford Seafood.
'During this encounter, the male party became unresponsive, and first responders attempted lifesaving aid,' Tucker's office said.
The man, identified as Gigliotti, was pronounced dead at the hospital after EMS arrived.
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