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Massachusetts man’s death while restrained by police was a homicide, medical examiner says

  • Francis Gigliotti's death in July while restrained by police in Haverhill, Massachusetts was ruled a homicide caused by cocaine and alcohol intoxication and police restraint efforts, according to the medical examiner.
  • The district attorney's office is investigating whether the actions of the police officers involved were justified.
  • Seven officers were placed on paid leave after the handcuffed Gigliotti became unresponsive and died as he was restrained in a prone position during what his fiancee described as a mental health crisis.
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Massachusetts man's death while restrained by police was a homicide, medical examiner says

The death of a Massachusetts man this summer outside a Haverhill fish market is being attributed to an abnormal heartbeat caused by cocaine and alcohol intoxication and efforts by police to restrain him.

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