Chicago police no longer using ShotSpotter gunshot detection …
Sep 23, 2024 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago has now officially moved on from ShotSpotter. At midnight, the controversial gun detection technology was shut down as the contract expired.
ShotSpotter devices in Chicago to be removed, contract to expire …
Sep 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 residents concerned over discontinuation of ShotSpotter
Sep 24, 2024 · ShotSpotter, widely adopted by the city six years ago, used acoustic sensors mounted on light poles to alert police about the location of suspected gunfire. The software has been consistently...
What to know about ShotSpotter as Chicago decides against …
Feb 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...
What Chicago mayor's decision on ending ShotSpotter says …
Feb 13, 2024 · What Chicago mayor's decision on ending ShotSpotter says about his leadership. If Johnson was so determined to honor his campaign promise to get rid of the controversial gunshot detection system, why did he wait until the last minute to timidly announce the decision? By Fran Spielman, Tom Schuba | February 15, 2024 at 10:30 AM.
Chicago gunshot detection technology ‘ShotSpotter’ dismantled – NBC Chicago
Sep 23, 2024 · ShotSpotter, Chicago's controversial gunshot detection technology, was in the process of being dismantled Monday, hours after its contract expired with the city.
City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter, but Mayor ... - Chicago …
Sep 19, 2024 · The City Council again rebuked Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to rid Chicago of ShotSpotter Wednesday, voting to keep the gunshot detection technology around just days before it was set to go...
ShotSpotter contract with City of Chicago is expiring. What …
Sep 23, 2024 · CHICAGO (CBS) —The City of Chicago's contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system, expires at midnight Sunday. The process of dismantling roughly 2,000 of its sensors citywide will...
Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology …
Feb 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.
City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter, but Mayor Brandon ... - CBS News
May 22, 2024 · 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...