Politics & Government

Trial To Start For Kelsey Fitzsimmons, North Andover Police Officer Shot While Being Served Restraining Order

Fitzsimmons has chosen to forego a jury trial and will instead let a single judge decide her fate.

(CBS Boston)

Updated on: March 23, 2026 / 6:26 AM EDT

The criminal trial for Kelsey Fitzsimmons, the North Andover, Massachusetts, police officer who was shot last year while being served a restraining order, begins Monday.

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Fitzsimmons, 29, faces one charge of assault with a dangerous weapon in the incident at her home in North Andover last summer.

She has chosen to forego a jury trial and will instead let a single judge decide her fate.

Find out what's happening in North Andoverfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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