Live court video, updates: Judge reveals verdict in trial of Kelsey Fitzsimmons
Boston 25 News • • nation
Key Points:
- Kelsey Fitzsimmons, a former North Andover police officer, was found not guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon after being accused of pointing a gun at a fellow officer during a June 2025 confrontation at her home.
- Essex Superior Court Judge Jeffrey T. Karp announced the verdict following nearly four hours of deliberation, acquitting Fitzsimmons of the charge.
- Prosecutors claimed Fitzsimmons pointed the firearm at responding officers while serving a restraining order filed by her ex-fiancé, firefighter Justin Aylain, who feared for his and their newborn's safety.
- Fitzsimmons’ defense argued she was suffering from postpartum depression and intended to take her own life, not harm officers, when she was shot by Officer Patrick Noonan.
- Fitzsimmons testified that she only pointed the gun at herself, not at the officers, and described the emotional distress of losing custody of her child and other personal losses during the incident.
