Man dies after physical altercation with Haverhill police officers

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A man is dead after Haverhill police officers tried to stop him from running into a fish market on Friday night.
The incident happened at around 7:22 p.m. in Haverhill, according to the Essex District Attorney's Office.
Police received a call that a 43-year-old man, who has not yet been identified, was 'behaving erratically' at that time near 115 White St., a street with several corner stores and shops.
The caller told police that the man had fallen on the floor when he left the building, then began running in the middle of White Street when 'he hit a car with his head,' the district attorney's office said.
He kept running down the road, and video surveillance footage showed the man 'weaving in and out' of traffic as he was almost hit by multiple cars driving by.
The man was 'belligerent' toward police officers when they arrived at the scene, the office said, and the authorities called for an ambulance 'to assess his well-being.'
However, the man tried to run away from the officers into Bradford Seafood, located at 124 Winter St.
The officers 'attempted to restrain the individual for safety purposes and for the safety of the surrounding public,' the district attorney's office said.
The man and the officers ended up in a physical struggle on the ground outside Bradford Seafood, the office said.
'During this encounter, the male party became unresponsive, and first responders attempted lifesaving aid,' the district attorney's office said.
He was pronounced dead at the hospital after EMS arrived at the scene and brought him by ambulance for help.
The incident is still under investigation by detectives in the district attorney's office, along with the Haverhill Police Department and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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