Overview

• Seven Haverhill police officers remain on paid administrative leave as the Essex County District Attorney’s office reviews the July 11 encounter.
• Investigators released a police report showing Francis Gigliotti smoked crack cocaine shortly before displaying erratic behavior that prompted the response.
• Authorities arrested 43-year-old Joseph Hurley on a charge of distributing a class B drug for allegedly supplying Gigliotti with crack cocaine.
• Haverhill Police Department’s lack of body-worn cameras and the use of face-down restraints have intensified scrutiny of its mental health crisis protocols.
• Community members have held protests and vigils while Gigliotti’s family considers legal action and demands transparency in the ongoing inquiry.