BREAKING: NYPD officers killed a man in his Queens basement last night.
George Zapantis went into cardiac arrest after being repeatedly tased by cops responding to a 911 call by a neighbor.
The neighbor reportedly has a history of harassing Mr. Zapantis.
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George Zapantis went into cardiac arrest after being repeatedly tased by cops responding to a 911 call by a neighbor.
The neighbor reportedly has a history of harassing Mr. Zapantis.
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That neighbor called 911 and falsely reported that Mr. Zapantis had a gun.
When Mr. Zapantis was being tased, he reportedly clapped.
When Mr. Zapantis was being tased, he reportedly clapped.
Police claim that Mr. Zapantis threatened them with a samurai sword.
But Mr. Zapantis's upstairs neighbors (not the ones who called the police) say he was not threatening anyone with the sword, but was playing with it dressed as a gladiator in the basement when police burst in.
But Mr. Zapantis's upstairs neighbors (not the ones who called the police) say he was not threatening anyone with the sword, but was playing with it dressed as a gladiator in the basement when police burst in.
Video shot by the neighbors shows that Mr. Zapantis was unarmed with his hands behind his back when police tased him twice at the entrance to the apartment as they placed him under arrest.
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His lawyers are demanding the immediate release of the body camera video.
.@NYCMayor, you patted yourself on the back on Sunday for releasing the body camera footage in the choke hold case.
The body camera footage in this case will be released when?
The body camera footage in this case will be released when?
