ShotSpotter – a system intended to detect gunfire and cut police response times – has run into sharp criticism from officials and community groups, with some major cities opting not to deploy ...

The New Orleans Police Department investigates the scene of a homicide at the intersection of Elysian Fields Avenue and North ...

Police said the ShotSpotter audio system alerted officers to several gunshots in the 900 block of Stark Street on May 31, and ...

In recent weeks, longstanding criticisms of ShotSpotter have intensified. Among them that the system is inaccurate, expensive and disproportionately harms people of color.

The Utica Police Department announced the arrest of a 12-year-old boy on Tuesday. The Police Department said that on May 31, ...

But in just a 10-day span last month, the city’s ShotSpotter system got horribly busy. A teen was killed at his bus stop Sept. 10. The very next day, a 22-year-old man was killed on 35th Street.

Local News What is ShotSpotter? Controversial gunshot detection technology facing increasing scrutiny Critics doubt the system's accuracy and say sensors are concentrated in minority communities.

Surveillance. Little Rock, Arkansas, Drops Intrusive, Ineffective ShotSpotter System For all the money spent on it, the gunshot detection system has a spotty record at best.

Some researchers question the effectiveness of the ShotSpotter system and Chicago is one of the latest cities to reject the gunfire detection system. To combat gun violence, dozens of U.S. cities ...

So, if the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system operated by Columbus police helps officers and paramedics respond faster to find shooting victims, it's hard to argue the system is a waste of money.

The city's Shotspotter system went live on April 20. A little more than a month later, a 14-year-old boy was shot in broad daylight. ShotSpotter microphones picked up the gunfire, first responders ...