Technology that listens for gunfire is once again at the center of a debate in Minneapolis. Supporters say it helps officers ...

The gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter has for years drawn criticism from activists and academics who believe the company behind the system, SoundThinking, places its microphone sensors primarily in ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — In 2017, a technology designed to detect where gunshots come from was introduced to the Las Vegas valley. It was part of a pilot program in Clark County Commissioner Marilyn ...

Pennsylvania’s highest court upheld a Pittsburgh man’s arrest when police were summoned by the city’s ShotSpotter system despite civil rights advocates arguing the technolog ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It is designed to trigger a near-instantaneous warning to police without a 911 call. ShotSpotter, the gunshot detection technology, has monitored Chicago neighborhoods for more than ...

TWO THIRDS VOTE. WHILE THE EXACT LOCATIONS ARE NOT SHARED IN NORTH SACRAMENTO, THERE ARE TINY MICROPHONES DESIGNED TO PICK UP ON THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE AND ALERT POLICE TO A SHOOTING. WE’RE ...

ShotSpotter sets up a series of acoustic microphone sensors, generally in areas identified by cities as experiencing high gun crime. “They wait for that dynamic event, a bang, boom, or a pop, and then ...

More than a year after bids were submitted to replace Chicago's ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, some aldermen say they ...

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Peoria's new police chief had ShotSpotter technology unanimously approved by the city council, renewing the three-year ...

Sacramento Police Chief Katherine Lester stands near a display, depicting drugs and firearms seized from dealers and buyers in the city’s downtown core, during a news conference at City Hall on July ...