Massachusetts police officer shot by colleague during service of restraining order

An off-duty Massachusetts police officer was shot Monday night during a confrontation with a fellow cop as she was being served with a restraining order Kelsey Fitzsimmons an officer with the North Andover Police Department was home when three police officers arrived to serve the order Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker explained during a news conference Tuesday FAMILY OF SLAIN BOSTON COP JOHN O'KEEFE FUMES AS EX-GIRLFRIEND KAREN READ WALKS FREE 'SICKENING' When one of the officers was escorting Ms Fitzsimmons during the provision of the court order an armed confrontation took place Tucker mentioned One officer opened fire and struck Fitzsimmons he revealed Fitzsimmons who has been with the police department for just over a year was taken to a Boston hospital and was in stable condition She remains on administrative leave Details about the shooting and the restraining order were not disclosed citing the ongoing scrutiny The shooting is being investigated by the Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to Tucker's office he disclosed