NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —

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 H

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