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 intends to throw its hat in the ring to continue operating in Chicago.
No replacement of ShotSpotter announced as crews begin dismantling sensors in Chicago
CHICAGO - The controversial ShotSpotter system has officially been taken offline. Crews began dismantling the gunshot detection sensors Monday, despite efforts from some alderpeople to keep the system operational.
Claudia Rodriguez said shootings are so frequent in her Chicago Lawn neighborhood that the sound of gunshots doesn’t surprise ...
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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 ...
In a 13-0 vote, the City Council signed off on a two-year contract renewal with ShotSpotter that spreads acoustic sensors ...
As Mayor Johnson sticks to his plan, opponents are already trying to pin him with blame for any gunshot deaths that follow, ...
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Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensorsIn 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 ...
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Minneapolis will keep using ShotSpotter gunshot detection… for nowThe 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 ...
Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson dismissed the gunshot-detection technology as nothing more than ‘walkie-talkies on a stick.’ ...
The company behind the controversial gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter will begin removing its sensors across Chicago on Monday, hours after its contract expires with the city.
ShotSpotter’s days in Chicago are numbered, but some aldermen are trying — once again — to throw the gunshot detection system ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson continued his calls to shut down the gunshot detection system ShotSpotter on Monday ahead of an ...
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