A former Massachusetts police officer, known for her glamorous persona, is gearing up to file a lawsuit against her ex-colleagues after being injured in a chaotic encounter at her residence.

Kelsey Fitzsimmons, aged 29, revealed her intentions to take legal action after she was acquitted last week of allegedly brandishing a firearm at officers from the North Andover Police Department amid the confrontation.

“What is my life worth to you? That’s kind of how I feel,” Fitzsimmons expressed, reflecting on the incident and her forthcoming lawsuit.

The altercation began when her fellow officers arrived to deliver a restraining order from her firefighter fiancé, Justin Aylaian, who is 32 years old.

Fitzsimmons faced accusations of aiming her service weapon at the officers and attempting to fire, only for the gun to jam.

She maintained that her true intention was to turn the weapon on herself in a failed suicide attempt.

Her attorney, Timothy Bradl, said Fitzsimmons was suffering from postpartum depression during the shooting incident. He said her life ‘imploded’ when Aylaian filed a restraining order against her. 

After raising the weapon in the air, Fitzsimmons was shot in the chest by Officer Pat Noonan. She spent weeks in the hospital with a collapsed lung and was then charged with trying to gun down her fellow officers.  

But following her acquittal, Fitzsimmons is now gearing up to sue the city in a civil suit. 

Kelsey Fitzsimmons, 29, was found not guilty last week after she was accused of pulling a gun on her North Andover Police Department colleagues as they tried to serve her with a restraining order

Following her acquittal, Fitzsimmons is now gearing up to sue the city in a civil suit

On Wednesday, Fiztsimmons shared a photo of the nearly catastrophic bullet wound from where she had been shot, seen above

Following her trial and acquittal, the former officer filed a formal demand for payout with the Town of North Andover, NBC 10 reported. 

‘That’s a predicate to a lawsuit against the town – civil rights action, negligence action,’ Bradl said. ‘We’re going to give them notice of our claims very shortly.’ 

Bradl condemned the department for the handling of serving Fitzsimmons’ restraining order. 

‘Why are her own colleagues serving this order?’ the lawyer said. 

‘Why are they letting the adversary in the civil litigation – in the restraining order action – why are they letting this person rummage through her house alone?’ 

But Fitzsimmons said she has been encouraged her to speak up for improving how restraining orders are handled in the state of Massachusetts. 

The incident also had Fitzsimmons questioning why North Andover police officers don’t wear body cameras. 

‘I think it’s weird that they don’t have them. I would never have been through half of what I’ve been through if they did have them,’ Fitzsimmons told the outlet. 

‘And at the end of the day, it does protect the police officers if you’re doing the right thing.’ 

On Wednesday, Fiztsimmons shared a photo of the nearly catastrophic bullet wound from where she had been shot on X. 

Her post was in response to the police department’s ‘heartless’ statements regarding Fitzsimmons soon-to-be lawsuit. 

Fitzsimmons insisted she only intended to shoot herself in the head in a botched suicide attempt following a nasty split with her fiancé Justin Aylaian, 32, seen above

Fitzsimmons said she has been encouraged her to speak up for improving how restraining orders are handled in the state of Massachusetts

Fitzsimmons’ post appeared to refer to a Facebook account that commented, ‘In other shocking news!’ underneath a post about Fitzsimmons upcoming suit against the department

‘Since the NAPD wants to make their first public and also heartless statements tonight,’ Fitzsimmons wrote. 

‘This is my exit wound. An inch from my spine,’ she wrote. ‘A bullet went through my chest and came out through my back.’

Fitzsimmons then spent more than 50 days recovering from the wound and endured five surgeries. 

The post appeared to refer to a Facebook account that commented, ‘In other shocking news!’ underneath a post about Fitzsimmons upcoming suit against the department. 

Bradl, her attorney, responded in the comments under the Facebook post: ‘Thank you NAPD for confirming your institutional deliberate indifference. See you in court.’

The NAPD released a statement concerning the comment, claiming that it had come from an ‘unauthorized user on behalf of the department.’

‘A preliminary investigation has determined that a former employee, who is not authorized to use the page, was able to access the North Andover Police Department’s Facebook/Meta page and left a comment on another user’s page,’ the release stated. 

Police Chief Charles Gray said: ‘The inappropriate comment, made about a serious issue and speculating about possible  pending litigation is deeply troubling, and this comment is certainly not in line with the policies, procedures and values of the North Andover Police Department.’

The NAPD released a statement concerning the comment, claiming that it had come from an ‘unauthorized user on behalf of the department’

The officer who shot Fitzsimmons, Patrick Noonan, claimed that she had raised her gun and pointed it at him

Gray added that he was ‘deeply disturbed and troubled’ by the comment and vowed that there would be a ‘thorough’ investigation.

‘Our police department prides itself on its mission and values, and this comment does not reflect the fine work done every day by the men and women of this department.’ 

The released added that the NYPD’s Facebook page had been temporarily disabled in light of the comment. 

Another comment by a former police officer, who was relieved due to a ‘racially charged comment’ in 2023, said: ‘Her life is worth $0. same value she put on it. Tried to kill herself. States “Suicide by Cop” was selfish. Yet, killing herself with a four month old wasn’t????’

‘Officer tried to save her and she threw them under the bus. She owes a debt, not entitled to one. Get help.’

The officer who shot Fitzsimmons, Patrick Noonan, claimed that she had raised her gun and pointed it at him. He claimed that he thought she wanted to kill him and her fiancé, who was downstairs.  

Fitzsimmons and Bradl were expected to present their presentment letters against the town on Thursday.