Overview

• Police Chief Robert Pistone placed seven officers involved in the July 11 restraint of Francis Gigliotti on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the district attorney’s inquiry.
• Essex County prosecutors are interviewing all responding officers alongside civilian witnesses as they review city surveillance and bystander videos to establish what happened.
• Hundreds of residents joined family-led protests in downtown Haverhill from G.A.R. Park to City Hall to call for officer accountability and specialized mental health crisis training.
• A full autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has begun to determine the official cause and manner of Gigliotti’s death.
• Gigliotti’s relatives are considering wrongful death and civil rights lawsuits in response to what they characterize as excessive force during the restraint.