Authorities Confirm Haverhill Death

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HAVERHILL, Mass. – July 12, 2025 – Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker and Haverhill Police Chief Robert Pistone confirm that on July 11, 2025, at approximately 6:22 p.m., Haverhill Police received a call for a male party that was behaving erratically in the area of 115 White Street in Haverhill. The caller indicated the individual had fallen on the floor when leaving the building, was running in the middle of the street and that he hit a car with his head, then continued down White Street. Video surveillance shows the male weaving in and out of traffic, nearly being struck several times by passing motorists. Responding officers arrived on scene and found a 43-year-old male behaving in a belligerent manner and called for an ambulance to assess his well-being.

Subsequently, the male party fled the scene on foot and attempted to enter 124 Winter Street (Bradford Seafood). Officers attempted to restrain the individual for safety purposes and for the safety of the surrounding public. The officers and male party ended up on the ground outside Bradford Seafood in a struggle. During this encounter, the male party became unresponsive, and first responders attempted lifesaving aid. EMS arrived moments later and transported the male party to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.

The incident remains under investigation by detectives assigned to the Office of the District Attorney, the Haverhill Police Department, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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