NBC Chicago2d
Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensors
CHICAGO – A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson indicated he would veto a council effort aimed at keeping ShotSpotter – the controversial gunshot detection technology – the device’s parent ...
WBEZ4d
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.
Chicago Sun-Times3d
Civilian police oversight president worried about life after ShotSpotter
How will the technology centers in 12 of the 22 police districts where crime is highest — and where residents are most reluctant to call 911 — continue to operate without ShotSpotter?
CBS News3d
Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology, Mayor Johnson plans to veto
CHICAGO (CBS) — A group of aldermen voted 33-14 on an ordinance seeking to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the ShotSpotter gun detection program in Chicago. But this does not ...
Fox News4d
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 ...
Chicago Tribune3d
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.
After ShotSpotter ends, what happens to the sensors and infrastructure?
The City Council on Wednesday voted 33-14 to give police Supt. Larry Snelling power over the city’s contract with SoundThinking. Mayor Brandon Johnson called the measure illegal and vowed to veto ...