A North Andover police officer who said she was diagnosed with postpartum depression months before she was shot in an armed confrontation with fellow officers who were delivering a restraining order was ordered held without bail at her arraignment Thursday.

Kelsey Fitzsimmons, 28, pleaded not guilty to armed assault to murder and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in Lawrence District Court, where she was ordered held pending trial for a period not to exceed 120 days, according to legal filings.

She was arraigned remotely, and her lawyer said in court papers that she “has been hospitalized, fighting for her life since June 30, 2025,” when she was shot in the chest.

Fitzsimmons, who gave birth in February, was on administrative leave when was wounded during an “armed confron

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