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Jul 8, 2008 7:51 am US/Eastern

FBI To Look At Celtics Fan Death

BOSTON (WBZ) ― The FBI will investigate whether Boston police used excessive force while arresting a man who later stopped breathing during Celtics championship celebrations, according to a published report.

David Woodman stopped breathing while in custody and died 11 days after police say they spotted him drinking from an open container of what they believed was alcohol.

An FBI spokeswoman told the Boston Globe Monday that the agency's investigation will not begin until Suffolk County prosecutors have finished their own probe into the death of the 22-year-old Brookline man.

Spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz says it is not unusual for the FBI to review possible civil rights violations, which can includes the use of excessive force by police.

The probe was welcomed by the lawyer for Woodman's parents.

Police have denied the use of excessive force.

(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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