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End of ShotSpotter starts post-shooting blame game
As the City Council debated the future of ShotSpotter last month, some alders warned that every shooting occurring after the ...
East Side community mourns 19-year-old Sierra Evans and wonders if ShotSpotter could have saved her
Babies cried and dogs barked on the other side of a fence where Sierra Evans was fatally shot last weekend. Adults gathered ...
ShotSpotter's gone, but city still needs to find gunshot victims fast
The sooner victims make it to the hospital, the more likely doctors can save them, the director of the University of Chicago ...
Loved ones mourn loss of teen killed on Far South Side as debate over ShotSpotter continues
Anti-violence advocates are calling for the return of ShotSpotter, the city’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology, ...
Defunct ShotSpotter heard gunshots 9 hours before woman’s body found, alderman says
A ShotSpotter gunshot detection sensor reportedly recorded the sound of gunfire more than nine hours before an East Side ...
Chicago alderman hope to see ShotSpotter restored to keep city streets safe
With the residents of his 29th Ward jurisdiction in mind, Chicago Ald. Chris Taliaferro is keeping the faith when it comes to ...
City officials weigh in on loss of ShotSpotter after 19-year-old’s murder
The family of 19-year-old Sierra Evans is preparing for a vigil Wednesday night, but has already voiced concerns about the ...
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Oakland, Calif., ShotSpotter Pact to Expire at Critical Time
A City Council committee will consider next week a new contract with the company that provides the gunshot-detecting tech.
A Sad Adieu to ShotSpotter
It isn’t difficult to see where Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s shortsightedness on the gunfire-spotting technology will lead ...
ShotSpotter contract with City of Chicago is expiring. What happens next?
This week, the city council voted to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the controversial system, but Johnson ...
Chicago alderman urges Mayor Johnson to reactivate ShotSpotter after death of Sierra Evans
A Chicago alderman is calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to reactivate the city’s ShotSpotter gunfire detection system after ...