Over the past few months, Chicago’s progressive Mayor Brandon Johnson has been at odds with some of his city’s most prominent leaders over the future of ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection ...

This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. After a year-long trial of the controversial ShotSpotter program ended in December, many Durham residents assumed the gunshot ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Barring a last-minute extension, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Growing national research shows that the gunshot detection system used in Cleveland helps police respond to shootings but does little to reduce crime or improve case outcomes. A new ...

Police in Boston have used ShotSpotter technology since 2007 to notify them when and where gunshots ring out. SoundThinking, the company behind ShotSpotter, has acoustic sensors that are placed around ...

The debate over the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system is a classic case of unintended consequences when politics, rather than facts, guides policy. The three major players — the mayor, the City ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Hours before Chicago’s use of the ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- City Council supporters of ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a measure aimed at keeping it in place, but Mayor Brandon Johnson insisted the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson's decision to cancel Chicago's ShotSpotter contract has set up a power struggle between himself and alderpoeople who want to keep the technology. Credit: Salisburymistake / ...

Police in Aurora said they are taking a zero-tolerance approach to celebratory gunfire this New Year's Eve. The department ...

A plan headed for a full vote of the City Council would give alders final say on the use of ShotSpotter. Credit: Daniel X. O'Neil, CC BY 2.0 Deed / Flickr ShotSpotter and its lobbyists worked with ...