Minneapolis council approves limited expansion of gunshot detection system
In a 13-0 vote, the City Council signed off on a two-year contract renewal with ShotSpotter that spreads acoustic sensors ...
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ShotSpotter’s future in Chicago in question days before tool goes offline
ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology is seen in use on a light pole in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood in February. CHICAGO — The City Council Wednesday could again rebuke Mayor Brandon ...
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Research finds ShotSpotter slows police responses to 911 calls
Chicago’s contract for the gunshot detection system known as ShotSpotter is due to expire Sunday. Ending ShotSpotter would fulfill a campaign promise by Mayor Brandon Johnson to pull the plug.
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Chicago City Council to discuss possible ShotSpotter contract extension as expiration date approaches
CHICAGO (CBS) — Some Chicago aldermen are expected to try and put ShotSpotter up for a vote. Mayor Brandon Johnson aims to eliminate the controversial gunshot detection program, saying it's too ...
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Chicago City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter; mayor says he will veto ordinance
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago aldermen voted Wednesday in favor of keeping ShotSpotter gun detection technology. Aldermen voted 33-14, falling one vote short of being veto-proof. And Mayor Brandon ...
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Mayor offers harshest ShotSpotter criticism yet as aldermen seek extension
The ongoing debate over whether to keep ShotSpotter, the technology used by police to alert them when gunfire is heard, will come to a vote at the Chicago City Council Wednesday. Chicago Mayor ...
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Chicago city council blasts Mayor Johnson canceling ShotSpotter: 'Campaign promise at the expense of lives'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments Monday denouncing ShotSpotter as "walkie-talkies on a pole" are facing criticism from city council members who want to extend the gunshot detection system ...
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The case for keeping ShotSpotter
ShotSpotter on a traffic signal post at West 56th Street and South Western Avenue. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share When a serious public safety matter is on the table, there’s no room for ...
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City Council gives top cop power to keep ShotSpotter, but Johnson vows veto
A ShotSpotter gunshot detector on a traffic signal post at 56th Street and Western Avenue Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share A defiant City Council on Wednesday tried to force Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
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Editorial: Chicago must keep ShotSpotter. The data leaves no doubt.
There now is no question that Chicago needs the gunfire detection technology known as ShotSpotter. We sympathize with those who wish this financially strapped city did not have use for an ...
Chicago Tribune2d
City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter, but Mayor Johnson pledges veto
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 offline.
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Chicago City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter; unclear if mayor will veto ordinance
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago aldermen voted Wednesday in favor of keeping ShotSpotter gun detection technology. Aldermen voted 33-14. It was not immediately clear if the vote was a veto-proof majority.