Body of woman sought in officer's death found

Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier announced Monday that investigators believe they have located the body of Karen Solomon, a prominent mental health advocate wanted as a suspect in the death of her husband, Worcester Police Officer Kurt Solomon. The discovery, made in a wooded area near 189 May Street, effectively ends a week-long manhunt and leads authorities to treat the case as a murder-suicide.

The search began after Kurt Solomon, a 31-year veteran of the Worcester Police Department, was found dead inside the couple's Wildwood Avenue home just before 5:30 a.m. on August 18. Authorities said he was mortally injured with a sharp object. Doorbell camera footage released on August 19 showed Karen Solomon walking away from the scene minutes after officers arrived. An arrest warrant was issued over the weekend charging her with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Saucier said two people walking from Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital reported finding human remains shortly before 1 p.m. on Monday. Officers recovered a woman's corpse, and while final identification is pending, authorities said they were confident it was the 58-year-old Karen Solomon. A handgun was found...