‘He should be here with us’: Community demanding justice for man who died following struggle with police officers

A crowd of population members in Haverhill on Sunday gathered to demand justice for a man who died after being subdued and restrained by police outside a local seafood restaurant as the probe into his death continues Francis Gigliotti died Friday following an encounter with several Haverhill police officers the district attorney s office endorsed Gigliotti s fianc Michelle Rooney announced he is the man screaming with police officers on top of him in cell phone videos now circulating on social media He should be here with us Rooney reported He should be here with us right now According to the district attorney Haverhill police started receiving reports of a man acting erratic on White Street around p m on Friday Investigators explained one caller first saw the -year-old fall leaving a building then watched him hit a car with his head before running in and out of traffic Officers responded attempting to subdue him at a Bradford Seafood the district attorney s office noted this was for safety purposes and the safety of the surrounding citizens Gigliotti then became unresponsive Despite EMS jumping in with life-saving efforts Gigliotti was pronounced dead at the hospital His loved ones mentioned Gigliotti had his struggles in the past but that this action was totally out of character