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NewsSeptember 25, 2024

Mayor Ends Chicago’s Use of ShotSpotter

Aldermen overwhelmingly voted in favor of an ordinance that would allow them to keep the technology system last week. But Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed it.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2022

DC Special Police Officer Shot in Leg

A man drove to the security gate at the hospital and claimed he was a gunshot victim before exiting his vehicle and shooting the officer in the leg.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2021

Chicago Releases Video of Man Shooting Officers, Officers Shooting Back

Police said the incident unfolded after officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert shortly after 7 a.m. May 16. At the scene, they came across a man later identified as 45-year-old Bruce Lua, who they followed at a distance for several blocks while shouting verbal commands at him to stop.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 17, 2021

2 Chicago Officers Shot Responding to Shotspotter Alert

They were shot as they approached a man they observed in a vacant lot near where the Shotspotter went off. There was no chase and no interaction, according to police.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 12, 2018

New Jersey City's Voters Approve Gunfire Detection System ShotSpotter

The unofficial vote showed 1,566, or more than 70 percent, of residents voted yes on a ballot question for the city to spend $195,000 per year for the next three years to purchase the ShotSpotter system.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2018

Louisville Plans to Use Drones to Respond to Gunshots

Louisville wants to try out the concept of sending self-routing drones to fly to the scene of a possible shooting first to determine who fired the weapon or identify a false alarm.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2018

Chicago Using Los Angeles-Style Predictive Policing Technology to Reduce Murder Rate

The lab’s job: to help build and operate Strategic Decision Support Centers, where officers and civilian analysts monitor gunshot detectors, surveillance cameras and other data to pinpoint where crimes occur and where they might happen next.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2018

Shotspotter and Verizon Partner to Expand Gunshot Detection Through City Street Lights

ShotSpotter has announced an agreement with Verizon to bring the ShotSpotter solution to cities by leveraging Verizon's Light Sensory Network, an IoT platform deployed on street lights.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2017

Genetec Inc. Integrates ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection Technology in Security Center

Genetec Inc. has integrated ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology from SST Inc. into its unified IP security platform, Security Center to provide police departments with more actionable information when a gunshot situation occurs.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2016

Cape Town, South Africa Selects Shotspotter Gunfire Detection System

SST, Inc., known for its gunfire detection and analysis, has announced that Cape Town, South Africa − rated among the world's most violent cities − has selected ShotSpotter as a pivotal part of its crime prevention efforts to reduce gun violence and murders.

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