ShotSpotter to vie for another Chicago deal as Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks new first responder technology
Mayor Brandon Johnson is asking businesses to offer up new violent crime response tools just as his administration ends the ...
Residents concerned over discontinuation of ShotSpotter: ‘How will the police know where all the shootings are?’
Claudia Rodriguez said shootings are so frequent in her Chicago Lawn neighborhood that the sound of gunshots doesn’t surprise ...
Will Peoria get rid of its Shotspotter technology?
As of Sept. 23, Chicago is taking down its Shotspotter detection technology. Chicago’s mayor said Shotspotter didn’t prevent ...
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 ...
City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter, but Mayor Johnson pledges veto
As Mayor Johnson sticks to his plan, opponents are already trying to pin him with blame for any gunshot deaths that follow, ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson requesting new first-responder technology as ShotSpotter goes offline
Mayor Brandon Johnson is asking businesses to offer up new violent crime response tools just as his administration ends the ShotSpotter police technology deal, and the controversial outgoing vendor ...
Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensors
A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson indicated he would veto a council effort aimed at keeping ShotSpotter – the controversial ...
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Minneapolis will keep using ShotSpotter gunshot detection… for now
The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously Thursday to expand and extend its contract to use the gunshot detection technology known as ShotSpotter through 2026, despite facing criticism from some ...
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Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensors
In a post on its website, ShotSpotter’s parent company, Soundthinking, shared a separate 2024 study from Winston-Salem, North Carolina which alleged the acoustic gunshot technology alert “is ...
Chicago city council blasts Mayor Johnson canceling ShotSpotter: 'Campaign promise at the expense of lives'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson continued his calls to shut down the gunshot detection system ShotSpotter on Monday ahead of an ...
Chicago Council Votes to Give ShotSpotter Contracting Power to Police Superintendent, Sidestepping Mayor
Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson dismissed the gunshot-detection technology as nothing more than ‘walkie-talkies on a stick.’ ...