Cities and towns across the United States have invested in the gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images, CC BY Like many large cities in the U.S., Detroit’s gun violence ...
Mayor John Whitmire revealed plans to scrap the city’s $3.5 million ShotSpotter program, positioning Houston as the latest city government to abandon the controversial gunshot detection technology ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- It is designed to trigger a near-instantaneous warning to police without a 911 call. ShotSpotter, the gunshot detection technology, has monitored Chicago neighborhoods for more than ...
The ShotSpotter gunshot detection system has helped Pittsburgh police respond to shootings more quickly but has not led to a surge in arrests or any significant decrease in gun-related incidents, ...
Chicago’s gunshot detection technology is scheduled to go offline Sunday. A new study finds the system has had unintended consequences. The stated purpose of ShotSpotter is to get police to the scene ...
ShotSpotter equipment overlooks the intersection of South Stony Island Avenue and East 63rd Street in Chicago on Aug. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) This is your first of three free stories ...