Cop on trial denies gunning for fellow officer in clash at home; prosecutors argue lethal risk was real

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A former Massachusetts police officer on trial for attempting to kill her fellow brother in blue took the stand to testify that she never intended to hurt her colleague.

Kelsey Fitzsimmons, a North Andover police officer at the time, vehemently denied attempting to kill her fellow officer. She said on the stand she was attempting to kill herself when officers arrived to serve a restraining order obtained by her fiancé, Justin Aylaian.

Fitzsimmons' defense attorney, Timothy Bradl, asked if she "moved the muzzle of that gun towards [Officer Patrick] Noonan."

"No, never," Fitzsimmons testified.

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