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Ex-Mass. officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons testifies she never aimed gun at colleague

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A former Massachusetts police officer on trial for the attempted murder of his brother in blue took the stand to testify that he never intended to harm his colleague.

Kelsey Fitzsimmons at North Andover police officer At the time, he vehemently denied attempting to kill his fellow officer. She said on the stand that her fiancé, Justin Aylaian, tried to kill himself when officers arrived to serve a restraining order he had obtained.

Fitzsimmons’ defense attorney, Timothy Bradl, asked if he “moved the barrel of the gun toward himself.” [Officer Patrick] Noonan“

“No, never,” Fitzsimmons testified.

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Kelsey Fitzsimmons, a former North Andover police officer, testified Wednesday that she never pointed her gun at Officer Patrick Noonan. (Swimming pool)

Fitzsimmons was shot by a police officer on June 25, 2025, after he allegedly pointed a gun at him and tried to shoot. The 28-year-old man was arrested and He was brought to court on a single charge armed assault with intent to murder and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon.

He was indicted in Essex Superior Court later that month and the charges were presented to a grand jury. The grand jury chose to indict him on only one count of assault with a dangerous weapon. Fitzsimmons now faces a court hearing.

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Prosecutors allege he tried to shoot Patrick Noonan while his fiancée served him with the restraining order. Fitzsimmons disputes this version of events, arguing that he turned the gun on himself in an attempt to commit suicide and did not want to reach the community of officers at his station.

“I didn’t want to involve anyone in this. I wanted to take my own life,” he said. “I never pointed the gun at a fellow police officer. That never happened.”

Kelsey Fitzsimmons, 28, was shot during a confrontation with fellow officers. (North Andover Police Department)

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While giving evidence Wednesday, Fitzsimmons described the moment he was shot.

“I went into a huge adrenaline shock. It didn’t feel like normal pain. It felt like there was almost no pain, but it felt like my whole body was on fire, and the whole time I was completely alert, wide awake,” Fitzsimmons said.

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“I was talking as much as I could. I had a punctured lung so I was having trouble breathing, but other than that, I was very alert and aware of my surroundings.”

The former officer later shared that when the fire department and additional sources arrived at his home and took him to the hospital, he repeatedly said he “wanted to die.”

“They took me out and I think while I was still in my house, one of the firefighters was trying to put oxygen in my face and I was taking it off and saying, ‘I want to die, I want to die, I want to die.’.”

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