A BASEBALL legend's son and young grandson have been found dead two weeks after cops raided their home in search of a missing mom.
The bodies of George Scott III and his eight-year-old, both relatives of Boston Red Sox star George "Boomer" Scott, were found on Friday during the investigation into the disappearance of Lisa Hazard.
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Scott III was a person of interest in Hazard's 2019 disappearance, according to the Bristol District Attorney.
She is the mother of his eight-year-old son Dante Hazard.
Detectives working on the missing person case checked up on Scott III two weeks before the bodies were found.
Cops searched his home after getting a search warrant but information about any evidence that was found remains sealed, per the Boston Herald.
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On Friday, authorities busted into the same New Bedford, Massachusetts, home for a wellness check.
A family member said that they were unable to get in touch with Scott and asked police to check on him and his son.
After entering the home, police found the pair dead from what it believed to be a murder-suicide.
"Mr. Scott appears to have killed the boy with a sharp object before taking his own life," the DA said.
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An official cause of death has yet to be determined by the medical examiner's office.
"I was shocked to hear what happened," next door neighbor Courtney Colombo told The Boston Globe.
She said that she remembered seeing the young boy playing in the yard and described his father as a friendly neighbor.
"I was not expecting this. I just feel bad for the boy, he didn't deserve any of that," the devastated neighbor said.
SHOCKING DISAPPEARANCE
Hazard was 29 when she disappeared from Bristol County, leaving her loved ones begging for answers.
"Lisa was a great all-around character," her brother Steven Hazard told NBC affiliate WJAR last November.
"She was one of the people you'd want to affiliate yourself with. She was charismatic, loving, caring."
According to local reports, Hazard was last seen leaving Scott's home on Phillips Road.
She had been struggling with addiction but was looking to turn her life around, her family said.
On March 3, 2019, she packed her bags and left home in order to get a better life for herself and her son.
"She was supposed to be going to a drug rehabilitation center," Bristol County DA Thomas Quinn said.
However, she didn't have a car, meaning she was looking for a ride to the facility. It's unclear if she ever got the help she needed.
"She was never seen again after that date," Quinn told the local outlet.
SON OF A LEGEND
MLB legend George "Boomer" Scott hit 271 home runs throughout his 14-year career playing for the majors.
He holds the record as Boston's all-time leader at first base with 988 games played and is a member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.
Scott died in 2013 after suffering from diabetes-related health issues for years.
Scott's son, George III, considered a career in baseball but only played for a few minor league teams in the 1990s.
In 2021, he launched a non-fungible token series that was based on his father.
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"One of the best athletes I've ever seen," Scott III said after the launch.
"We could have got drafted by the NBA and the NFL. Baseball was the 'least best' sport he played. He was definitely a legend."
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