Qns. cops’ fatal Tase vs. ‘sword’

A man who had wielded a samurai sword died after he was Tased by cops outside his Queens home, the NYPD said Monday night.

Police were called to the home of 30-year-old George Zapantis on 150th Street in Whitestone at around 9:45 p.m. Sunday after getting reports of a man with a firearm there, an NYPD spokesperson said.

The officers found Zapantis in the basement, holding the sword, and told him to drop it, cops said.

“He approached the officers with the sword. They deployed their Tasers,” the spokesperson said. “He was subsequently subdued.”

As he was being arrested, Zapantis appeared to go into cardiac arrest, cops said. He was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The family’s attorney, George Vomvolakis, told The Post they believe cops used excessive force.

Zapantis, who had mental-health issues, may have panicked and resisted arrest, but was unarmed, according to the lawyer.

Three short cellphone clips Vomvolakis showed The Post show Zapantis at different points in the struggle, which took place under a metal awning in a narrow alleyway on the side of the house.

“At the time that he was Tased, they had him under control and he had his hands behind his back,” Vomvolakis said. “They were trying to handcuff him. There was no sword in his hand.”

The clips are shot from above, and in each, Zapantis is surrounded by one female and four male uniformed cops.