‘ShotSpotter,' Chicago's gunshot detection technology system, dismantled as contract expires
Hours before the contract ended, Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a "Request for Information" plan to "gather recommendations on ...
WGN-TV4d
After ShotSpotter ends, what happens to the sensors and infrastructure?
CHICAGO — Barring a last-minute extension, the company behind the ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology says work will begin Monday on the removal of sensors around the city. The City Council ...
Minneapolis council approves limited expansion of gunshot detection system
In a 13-0 vote, the City Council signed off on a two-year contract renewal with ShotSpotter that spreads acoustic sensors ...
NBC Chicago4d
Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensors
CHICAGO – A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson indicated he would veto a council effort aimed at keeping ShotSpotter – the controversial gunshot detection technology – the device’s parent ...
WGN-TV3d
Paul Lisnek on a potential shakeup at CPS, the likely end of ShotSpotter, the presidential race & more
This week’s topics include reports of Mayor Brandon Johnson asking Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to step down, the possible end of ShotSpotter, the presidential race and more.
WBEZ6d
Research finds ShotSpotter slows police responses to 911 calls
Chicago’s contract for the gunshot detection system known as ShotSpotter is due to expire Sunday. Ending ShotSpotter would fulfill a campaign promise by Mayor Brandon Johnson to pull the plug.
ABC 7 Chicago4d
Some aldermen warn ShotSpotter veto could blow up budget negotiations between mayor, city council
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed to veto an ordinance that would keep ShotSpotter gun detection technology in place, but supporters in council are not ready to give up the fight ...
Fox News6d
Chicago city council blasts Mayor Johnson canceling ShotSpotter: 'Campaign promise at the expense of lives'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments Monday denouncing ShotSpotter as "walkie-talkies on a pole" are facing criticism from city council members who want to extend the gunshot detection system ...
Chicago Sun-Times5d
Civilian police oversight president worried about life after ShotSpotter
How will the technology centers in 12 of the 22 police districts where crime is highest — and where residents are most reluctant to call 911 — continue to operate without ShotSpotter?
CBS News5d
Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology, Mayor Johnson plans to veto
CHICAGO (CBS) — A group of aldermen voted 33-14 on an ordinance seeking to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the ShotSpotter gun detection program in Chicago. But this does not ...
Chicago Tribune7d
Civic Committee leaders: Mayor Johnson, don’t cancel ShotSpotter unless you can transition to something better
Seven months ago, we publicly raised concerns about Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to end the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system and strongly urged him to keep the system in place unless the ...