An investigation into the death of an African-American man from spinal injuries following his arrest in Baltimore has been launched by the US Justice Department.
The inquiry will look for civil rights violations in the case of Freddie Gray, who died on Sunday a week after he suffered an unexplained "medical emergency" in a police van.
Baltimore police have said Mr Gray was taken to hospital about half an hour after he was detained "without force or incident" for carrying a switchblade.
Mr Gray, whose age has been reported as 25 or 27, was arrested after police "made eye contact" with him and another man and the two started running, authorities said.
Amateur video shows Mr Gray being dragged towards the police van, but does not show the whole encounter.
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