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.The Worcester Police Department said in an alert that officers are actively seeking Karen Solomon "regarding the death of a male at her residence."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.NEW YORK STATE POLICE LAUNCH MANHUNT AFTER KILLING, HOUSE FIRE FOR 'ARMED AND DANGEROUS' SUSPECTWorcester police are seeking Karen Solomon, 58, and warn she may be armed.(Worcester Police Department)"There is concern she may be armed," the department said.
Police have not publicly identified the man or said how he died.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. 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.Local reports say state police are assisting in the search for Karen Solomon in Worcester.(Massachusetts State Police)Solomon'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.Solomon told WBZ-TV at the time that she was inspired to write "Hearts Beneath The Badge" after her son came home from school and asked why someone had told him that police "kill people for no reason." Solomon said she wanted to highlight the good deeds officers perform, from buying meals to saving lives and putting themselves in danger for others.MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR...