A bipolar Queens man holding a sword died after being tased by police officers on Sunday, according to the NYPD
A bipolar Queens man holding a sword died after being tased by police officers on Sunday, according to NYPD.
New York Police Detective Sophia Mason said that officers were responding to a 911 call about a man with a gun when they went to the home of 29-year-old George Zapantis. Once there, police say they found Zapantis holding a sword and"refusing to comply with officers' directives," according to Mason. Mason said Zapantis approached the officers with the sword in his hand, at which point he was stunned with a Taser by police.
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