US EditionNorth Andover Police Officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons' Trial Gets Underway; Officer Who Shot Her Testifies
Officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons faces assault with a dangerous weapon charge after a June 30 confrontation; she survived being shot by a colleague and was hospitalized for 53 days.
- On Monday, former North Andover police officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons began a bench trial before Judge Jeffrey Karp in Essex Superior Court, facing one count of assault with a dangerous weapon.
- Officers arrived at Fitzsimmons' home on June 30, 2025, to serve a restraining order from her ex-fiancé when a colleague shot her; Fitzsimmons claims she intended to harm herself, not point a weapon at officers.
- Defense attorneys argue Fitzsimmons suffered from postpartum depression during the incident, and expert clinicians recently found her "not dangerous and deserving of reunification immediately with her child," per court filings.
- Having spent more than 100 days in jail before trial, Fitzsimmons was recently cleared to seek custody of her 1-year-old son, with a verdict expected by week's end.
- Evidence hinges on witness credibility regarding what occurred when shots were fired, with Judge Karp bearing the task of determining whether the officer's self-defense claim or Fitzsimmons' account prevails.
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MA v. Kelsey Fitzsimmons: Cop-on-Cop Shooting Trial
LAWRENCE, Mass. (Court TV) — A former North Andover police officer is standing trial on charges she tried to shoot a fellow officer in her home. Kelsey Fitzsimmons smiles during a pretrial hearing on March 12, 2026. (Court TV) Kelsey Fitzsimmons, 29, faces a single count of assault with a dangerous weapon and has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors say the alleged victim, who is also a North Andover police officer, was in Fitzsimmons’ home serving a…
‘Kelsey, don’t do it.’ Trial begins for Kelsey Fitzsimmons, former North Andover police officer shot by colleague. - The Boston Globe
In his opening statement, a prosecutor said Fitzsimmons tried to shoot a police officer who was serving her with a restraining order.
Opening statements in Kelsey Fitzsimmons trial set to begin - Boston News, Weather, Sports
The trial for the North Andover police officer who was shot by a fellow officer is set to begin Monday. Kelsey Fitzsimmons was shot while being served a restraining order last year; in her final pre-trial hearing last week, she waived her right to a jury trial, opting for a judge to decide her fate in a bench trial. She was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Fitzsimmons was off duty at the time when the Essex County district attorney …
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