Man confesses to killing parents in home arson, police say
By Imani Clement
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NORTH ADAMS, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A North Adams, Massachusetts, man is facing charges in connection with the murder of his parents and arson of their home, the city’s police department announced Tuesday.
According to police, Darius Hazard, 44, confessed that he physically assaulted his parents, Venture Hazard, 76, and Donald Hazard, 83, inside their North Adams home during the early morning hours of Nov. 24.
After the assault, Hazard said that he poured gasoline on the first floor of the home and set it on fire.
This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Both Venture and Donald Hazard died of smoke inhalation as a result of the fire.
After the fire, a BOLO alert was issued for Hazard, after police determined that he lived at the home but was not present at the scene.
Hazard did not show up to a 10 a.m. shift that same morning, raising eyebrows as his colleagues told police that he was always on time for his shift.
A car matching the description of Hazard’s vehicle was found traveling south on Route 7 in North Adams.
After the car pulled into a nearby Walmart parking lot, Hazard was taken into police custody.
Hazard will be arraigned on Wednesday at Northern Berkshire District Court.
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