Overview
- Police discovered a man dead inside a Wildwood Avenue home and began searching for 58‑year‑old Karen Solomon after the early‑morning incident on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
- Worcester County prosecutors and police described Solomon as believed to be armed and dangerous and said she is being sought for questioning in connection with the death.
- State and federal partners including Massachusetts State Police, the U.S. Marshals Service, Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI are assisting local officers in ground and aerial search operations.
- The deceased was identified by the local police union as 57‑year‑old veteran officer Kurt Solomon; authorities have not publicly released a cause of death and said domestic‑violence disclosure rules limited early filings of details.
- Karen Solomon is publicly known as an author and the founder of First H.E.L.P., a nonprofit serving first responders, and officials have urged residents not to approach her and to call police with tips.