Overview
- Off-duty Worcester police officer Kurt Solomon was found dead at his Wildwood Avenue home after officers responded to a 'person down' call on Tuesday, and police say he died from injuries caused by a sharp object.
- Authorities issued an arrest warrant this week charging Karen Solomon with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and describe her as at large and 'armed and dangerous.'
- Local, state and federal teams including U.S. Marshals, U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopters, divers, sonar units and dogs have concentrated searches around Coes Pond while the city closed nearby parks and the historic Stearns Tavern to the public.
- Police have released doorbell and surveillance video that appears to show Karen Solomon walking away minutes after officers arrived but have declined to disclose other evidence because of domestic‑violence privacy rules, and officials say Officer Solomon’s service weapon was not missing.
- Karen Solomon is the founder and president of First H. E.L. P., the group issued a statement of grief and continuity, and the department has scheduled a wake and funeral for the 31‑year veteran officer as investigators continue the search and evidence review.