{"id":24098,"date":"2026-08-18T21:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=24098"},"modified":"2026-08-18T21:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:34:34","slug":"police-hunt-woman-who-may-be-armed-after-veteran-officer-found-dead-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=24098","title":{"rendered":"Police hunt woman who may be armed after veteran officer found dead at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">An urgent manhunt is underway in Massachusetts for a 58-year-old woman who police warn may be armed after a Worcester police officer was found dead at her home.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The Worcester Police Department said in an alert that officers are actively seeking Karen Solomon &#8220;regarding the death of a male at her residence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Police described her as a 58-year-old White woman with dark brown hair and brown eyes last seen wearing pajama shorts and a tank top and walking toward Westcott Street.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>NEW YORK STATE POLICE LAUNCH MANHUNT AFTER KILLING, HOUSE FIRE FOR &#8216;ARMED AND DANGEROUS&#8217; SUSPECT<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/karen-solomon-worcester-police-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/karen-solomon-worcester-police-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/karen-solomon-worcester-police-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/karen-solomon-worcester-police-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/karen-solomon-worcester-police-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/karen-solomon-worcester-police-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/karen-solomon-worcester-police-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/karen-solomon-worcester-police-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/karen-solomon-worcester-police-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Karen Solomon, 58, who Worcester police say is being sought in connection with the death of a man at her residence\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Worcester police are seeking Karen Solomon, 58, and warn she may be armed.<\/span> <span>(Worcester Police Department)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;There is concern she may be armed,&#8221; the department said. Police have not publicly identified the man or said how he died.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Police said the officer found dead was a 30-year veteran of the force and was off duty at the time he was found. He has not yet been identified.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">CBS Boston reported that Massachusetts State Police were searching the area with a helicopter and that a special emergency response team was being brought in to search nearby woods. Fox News has reached out to authorities for confirmation and additional details.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/massachusetts-state-police-helicopter-worcester-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/massachusetts-state-police-helicopter-worcester-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/massachusetts-state-police-helicopter-worcester-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/massachusetts-state-police-helicopter-worcester-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/massachusetts-state-police-helicopter-worcester-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/massachusetts-state-police-helicopter-worcester-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/massachusetts-state-police-helicopter-worcester-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/massachusetts-state-police-helicopter-worcester-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/massachusetts-state-police-helicopter-worcester-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A Massachusetts State Police helicopter\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Local reports say state police are assisting in the search for Karen Solomon in Worcester.<\/span> <span>(Massachusetts State Police)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Solomon&#8217;s home is on Wildwood Avenue, where authorities are conducting the death investigation, according to CBS Boston. The outlet also reported that Solomon said in a 2016 interview that she was married to a Worcester police officer and had made telling the stories of law enforcement a personal mission.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Solomon told WBZ-TV at the time that she was inspired to write &#8220;Hearts Beneath The Badge&#8221; after her son came home from school and asked why someone had told him that police &#8220;kill people for no reason.&#8221; Solomon said she wanted to highlight the good deeds officers perform, from buying meals to saving lives and putting themselves in danger for others.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR KANSAS CITY SHOOTING SPREE SUSPECT NEAR WORLD CUP VENUE; FBI OFFERING $25K REWARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/worcester-police-headquarters-karen-solomon-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/worcester-police-headquarters-karen-solomon-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/worcester-police-headquarters-karen-solomon-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/worcester-police-headquarters-karen-solomon-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/worcester-police-headquarters-karen-solomon-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/worcester-police-headquarters-karen-solomon-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/worcester-police-headquarters-karen-solomon-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/worcester-police-headquarters-karen-solomon-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/worcester-police-headquarters-karen-solomon-manhunt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Worcester Police Headquarters in Worcester, Massachusetts, as authorities search for Karen Solomon during a death investigation\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Worcester Police Department is searching for 58-year-old Karen Solomon after a man was found dead at her home.<\/span> <span>(Worcester Police Department)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She later wrote &#8220;The Price They Pay,&#8221; which focused on what she described as the darker side of policing, including the pain and anxiety officers can experience on the job.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Solomon also developed 1stHelp.Net, a website designed to connect first responders experiencing mental, physical or financial crises with resources. She told WBZ-TV that many officers she interviewed did not know where to seek help or were afraid to do so.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Neighbors told CBS Boston they were stunned by the developments. One resident described the officer as an &#8220;awesome guy&#8221; who he regularly saw walking around the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Police urged members of the public who spot Solomon not to approach her and to immediately contact authorities.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Anyone with information is asked to call the Worcester Police Department at 508-799-8606 or dial 911 in an emergency.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital reached out to the Worcester District Attorney&#8217;s Office, Massachusetts State Police and Worcester Police Department for comment but did not immediately receive a response.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Stepheny Price is a Writer at Fox News with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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