SALEM, Mass. — An off-duty North Andover police officer who was shot in her home by a colleague serving a restraining order will be released to the custody of her mother and stepfather under GPS-monitored home confinement as she awaits trial.
Kelsey Fitzsimmons, 28, of North Andover pleaded not guilty Thursday following her arraignment on a charge of assault by means of a dangerous weapon in Essex County Superior Court.
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