Chicago alderman urges Mayor Johnson to reactivate ShotSpotter …
WEB4 days ago · One Chicago alderman is urging Mayor Brandon Johnson to reactivate the city’s ShotSpotter gunfire detection system after the shooting death of 19-year-old Sierra Evans, whose body was found more ...
Chicago police no longer using ShotSpotter gunshot detection …
WEBSep 23, 2024 · Chicago police are no longer using the ShotSpotter technology as of Monday morning as Mayor Brandon Johnson pursues safety alternatives.
ShotSpotter devices to be removed Monday after contract expires
WEBSep 22, 2024 · 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.
Chicago mayor wants new technology as ShotSpotter goes offline
WEBSep 23, 2024 · Mayor Brandon Johnson is asking businesses to offer up new violent crime response tools just as his administration ends the ShotSpotter police technology deal.
As ShotSpotter Contract Ends, City Starts Search For New 'First ...
WEBSep 23, 2024 · Johnson’s office announced the “request for information” for new “first responder technology” on Sunday, the same day ShotSpotter detectors began to go dark in Chicago. The request is the latest move in the prolonged effort to decommission ShotSpotter, which fulfilled a Johnson campaign process but …
ShotSpotter decommissioned in Chicago. What's next?
WEBSep 22, 2024 · ShotSpotter's gunshot detection technology was decommissioned in the city at midnight Monday with the expiration of the city's contract with SoundThinking, the company behind ShotSpotter. Alerts ...
Chicago ShotSpotter contract ends Sunday, city to begin …
WEBSep 23, 2024 · The city's ShotSpotter contract ended early Sunday morning. The company that owns ShotSpotter will begin dismantling the technology in Chicago on Monday.
How ShotSpotter fights criticism and leverages federal cash ... - NBC News
WEBFeb 10, 2022 · ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection technology company, is expanding by steering federal grants to police departments and firing back against criticism.
What to know about ShotSpotter as Chicago decides against …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · After over a decade of utilizing the technology, the city of Chicago announced on Tuesday that it will not renew its contract to use ShotSpotter, announcing that the equipment will be ...
Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · CHICAGO (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.