The Massachusetts cop who was off duty when she was shot after an armed confrontation with her fellow officers trying to serve her a restraining order has been suspended.
Kelsey Fitzsimmons, 28, was ordered on Monday to turn in her North Andover police uniform, badge, firearm and other equipment following the July 1 incident, according to the state’s watchdog group.
North Andover officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons was charged with armed assault with intent to murder and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon.
Fitzsimmons, whose lawyer claimed she was suffering from postpartum depression, was charged with armed assault with intent to murder and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, the Essex County District Attorney’s office said.
The restraining order was filed by Fitzsimmons’ firefighter fiancé, who wrote in the disturbing application that he feared “she will kill the baby at any moment.”
Fitzsimmons lawyer claimed she was suffering from postpartum depression. WHDH
The restraining order was filed by Fitzsimmons’ firefighter fiancé, who wrote in the disturbing application that he feared “she will kill the baby at any moment.”
Fitzsimmons, 28, was on administrative leave from the North Andover police department when she was shot. WHDHThe 28-year-old was only with the department for about 18 months before her fellow officers were called to present her the abuse prevention restraining order.
The groom-to-be said he was afraid Fitzsimmons would kill their 4-month-old son and herself following a series of disturbing incidents and apparent disconcerting warnings from the new mom.
“Kelsey is threatening to take the baby ‘far, far, far away for a long, long time.’ This is how she has spoken about killing herself in the past,” he said, according to court records.
“She punched her stomach repeatedly while pregnant, saying she would kill herself and the baby,” the fiancé added.
Photo of Kelsey Fitzsimmons and Justin Ayaian with their baby.
North Andover officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons is seen in an undated social media photo. Fitzsimmons, 28, was shot once when three officers arrived at her home on Monday, June 30, 2025.
The 28-year-old was only with the department for about 18 months before her fellow officers were called to present her the abuse prevention restraining order.
The firefighter alerted police that Fitzsimmons, who had previously been committed to a hospital for postpartum depression, would not take it well when they presented her with the restraining order.
The warning proved prophetic as Fitzsimmons engaged in an “armed confrontation” with the three officers who arrived at her home on July 1 to present her with the restraining order.
The off-duty cop was shot in the chest during the conflict and remains in “grave condition,” according to her lawyer, Timothy Bradl.
Bradl claimed Fitzsimmons was suffering from mental health issues and has been the victim of a smear campaign, accusing North Andover police of missing her cries for help and botching the July 1 encounter.
Bradl claimed Fitzsimmons was suffering from mental health issues and has been the victim of a smear campaign. WHDH
Her lawyer, Timothy Bradl, is also accusing North Andover police of missing her cries for help and botching the July 1 encounter.
“She was confronted by three men from her department, and in an instant her baby, her job and her future with her [fiancé] were all taken from her,” Bradl said in a statement.
The attorney indicated that his client plans to fight the charges.
Fitzsimmons has not yet been formally charged.
