PoliticsMassachusetts Manhunt After Veteran Officer Found Dead at HomeAired August 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00A 31-year veteran Worcester police0:02officer was found dead [music] inside0:03his own home early Tuesday and his0:0658-year-old wife is now wanted as a0:07presumed armed and dangerous suspect0:09[music] at large. Kurt Solomon was0:11discovered around 5:30 a.m. on August0:1318th, 2026 inside the couple's home in0:16Worcester, Massachusetts. Investigators0:18have not released a cause [music] of0:19death and police say his wife, Karen0:21Solomon, last seen in pajama shorts, a0:24tank [music] top and flip-flops, is0:25considered armed and dangerous.0:27The discovery early Tuesday was followed0:29by a police naming Karen [music] as a0:31suspect and launching a manhunt by land,0:34air, and water that quickly expanded0:36beyond local officers. Worcester police0:38are leading the search with federal and0:40state partners including the US0:41Marshals, Customs and Border Protection,0:44>> [music]0:44>> Homeland Security Investigations, and0:46the Massachusetts State Police combing0:48neighborhoods, waterways, and from the0:50air. What investigators have not0:52disclosed [music] is what caused Kurt0:54Solomon's death, what evidence pointed0:56to his wife as a suspect, or why [music]0:58she is deemed armed and dangerous, and1:00where she is now. Details so far are1:02limited to what police have released1:04[music] since the single report1:05published August 19th. Police are1:07warning the public to consider Karen1:09Solomon armed and dangerous and to1:11report any sighting immediately as the1:13multi-agency search continues.1:16Like and follow for more stories that1:17matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗