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Fitzsimmons Claims Suicide Attempt, Not Officer Targeted

3/27/2026

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Kelsey Fitzsimmons testified that she did not aim at Officer Pat Noonan but intended to take her own life during a mental health crisis.
She described being overwhelmed as officers served a restraining order from her fiancé Justin Aylaian.
Fitzsimmons said she lied about the location of her firearms to keep them from being seized.
Her defense attorney said Noonan acted excessively and questioned the lack of body camera footage.

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Kelsey Fitzsimmons testified that she did not aim at Officer Pat Noonan but intended to take her own life during a mental health crisis.
She described being overwhelmed as officers served a restraining order from her fiancé Justin Aylaian.
Fitzsimmons said she lied about the location of her firearms to keep them from being seized.
Her defense attorney said Noonan acted excessively and questioned the lack of body camera footage.