ShotSpotter’s future again in question in City Council days ...
WEB1 day ago · The City Council Wednesday could again rebuke Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to rid Chicago of ShotSpotter, just days before the gunshot detection technology is set to go offline. Aldermen are set ...
Determined to stay in Chicago market, ShotSpotter slashes ...
WEB1 day ago · Determined to hold on to the Chicago market, ShotSpotter offered Wednesday to cut its price by 48% for the next 15 months — from $1.2 million per month to $626,012 — to give the city time to ...
Alders give top cop control over future of ShotSpotter
WEB1 day ago · CHICAGO — Alders on Wednesday for the second time voted to save the city’s use of the ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology that Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to end. With a 33-14 vote, the ...
As ShotSpotter Contract Enters Final Days, Supporters Will ...
WEB2 days ago · Ald. David Moore (17th Ward), who has led the fight to keep ShotSpotter operational after Sunday, is poised to use a parliamentary maneuver during Wednesday’s Chicago City Council meeting to force a vote on an ordinance designed to give Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling the power to bypass the mayor’s office and directly ink a contract with SoundThinking, the firm that operates the system.
ShotSpotter takes center stage at Chicago City Council as ...
WEB1 day ago · Shotspotter was first introduced in Chicago in 2018. The detection system alerts police faster to the sound of gunfire faster than a call to 911. ... The news conference is scheduled to take place ...
Chicago City Council to discuss possible ShotSpotter contract ...
WEB1 day ago · Chicago City Council considers extending ShotSpotter contract 01:45. CHICAGO (CBS) — Some Chicago aldermen are expected to try and put ShotSpotter up for a vote. Mayor Brandon Johnson aims to ...
The case for keeping ShotSpotter - Chicago Sun-Times
WEB1 day ago · In a recent Chicago Tribune op-ed, researchers from the University of Chicago Crime Lab analyzed shooting fatality rates at the boundaries of police districts that do and do not have ShotSpotter ...
Mayor Johnson blasts ShotSpotter amid debate ... - NBC Chicago
WEB3 days ago · The ongoing debate over whether to keep ShotSpotter, the technology used by police to alert them when gunfire is heard, will come to a vote. ... 📺 24/7 Chicago news stream: Watch NBC 5 free ...
ShotSpotter's Chicago future faces final vote with new data ...
WEBMay 21, 2024 · The desperate supporters of the embattled ShotSpotter gunshot detection system have clung to one last argument in the hopes of keeping the expensive technology online in Chicago.
Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection ...
WEBCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago won’t renew its ShotSpotter contract and plans to stop using the controversial gunshot detection system later this year, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office announced Tuesday.