Chicago mayor wants new technology as ShotSpotter goes offline
WEB1 day ago · A ShotSpotter representative said Monday the company behind the tool, SoundThinking, plans to respond to the request in a bid to get a new deal after Johnson dumped them in a process marked by the ...
Chicago police no longer using ShotSpotter gunshot detection …
WEB21 hours ago · RELATED | Some aldermen warn ShotSpotter veto could blow up budget negotiations between mayor, city council "You have to me a misuse of the tool," Ervin said. "I think the tool should be used more ...
As Chicago Scraps ShotSpotter, Officials Look for New …
WEB8 hours ago · However, supporters of ShotSpotter say it is an important tool, and tout its ability to speed police to victims of gun violence in cases where there is no corresponding 911 call. The system is not used to dispatch paramedics. Hours before officials took the system offline, Johnson encouraged firms to submit proposals to use technology to ...
What’s After ShotSpotter? – South Side Weekly
WEB9 hours ago · by Jim Daley September 23, 2024. At midnight on Sunday, SoundThinking, the company formerly known as ShotSpotter, stopped providing gunshot alerts to Chicago police. The technology, which the City first signed a contract for in 2018, was deployed in twelve police districts on the South and West Sides and one on the far Northwest Side.
Chicago ShotSpotter contract ends Sunday, city to begin …
WEB1 day ago · CHICAGO (WLS) -- The city's ShotSpotter contract ended early Sunday morning. The company that owns ShotSpotter will begin dismantling the technology in Chicago on Monday. After months of ...
ShotSpotter devices to be removed Monday after contract expires
WEB1 day ago · Two months later, in October 2021, the Journal of Urban Health published a study that reviewed the impact ShotSpotter had on gun-related homicides, murder and weapons arrests in 68 metropolitan ...
ShotSpotter technology goes dark in Chicago - CBS Chicago
WEB1 day ago · CHICAGO (CBS) — ShotSpotter is now offline in Chicago. The gunshot detection system stopped sending data to police at 12:01 a.m. Monday—all despite a monthslong fight to keep the technology in ...
Chicago turns off ShotSpotter | The Week
WEBpublished 16 February 2024. Chicago is grimly famous for gun violence. So why is the city giving up on a high-tech tool in the fight against violent crime? Mayor Brandon Johnson's office this week...
After ShotSpotter ends, what happens to the sensors and …
WEB4 days ago · A spokesman for Snelling declined to comment Thursday. Alders vote to give city’s top cop control over future of ShotSpotter, mayor says he’ll veto measure. As it stands, the city’s ...
What is ShotSpotter? What to know about the technology and …
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · After the city of Chicago announced that a contract to use ShotSpotter technology would not be renewed earlier this week, a lack of clarity has emerged regarding when the devices will go out of...
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