Worcester police issue arrest warrant for missing mental-health advocate after officer husband found dead
A warrant has been issued for Karen Solomon, who has been missing for more than five days following the discovery of her husband, Officer Kurt Solomon, dead in their Worcester home.
Worcester police have issued an arrest warrant for 58-year-old Karen Solomon, a mental-health advocate, after she disappeared following the death of her husband, Officer Kurt Solomon, who was found mortally wounded in their home on Tuesday. Police captured Solomon on a doorbell camera walking down a street in a T-shirt, shorts and flip-flops shortly after officers responded to the scene. Chief Paul Saucier said the warrant charges Solomon with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, noting that the officer was injured with a sharp object, though the exact nature of the weapon was not disclosed.
The city announced that public areas around Coes Pond will stay closed while search teams, including divers and police dogs, continue their operation. A wake for Kurt Solomon is scheduled for Tuesday, with a funeral planned for Wednesday.
Karen Solomon, who authored two books on the physical and psychological experiences of first responders and co-founded the mental-health advocacy group First Help, was married to the officer, according to court records. Authorities declined to comment on the couple's current relationship, citing domestic-violence privacy regulations. The case occurs amid broader concerns about intimate-partner violence in the United States, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports affects millions annually.