The City of Santa Fe believes technology is ShotSpotter sensors. The companies say those sensors are placed on top of buildings or streetlamps, and can accurately detect where a gunshot was fired.

The Little Rock Board of Directors will not renew a contract with a company that runs gunshot detector technology that has ...

Police Department aims to install gunshot detection technology in parts of the city. The agency is asking for City Council ...

Launched in 1996, ShotSpotter is now used in more than 180 communities across the country. The company’s founder thought sensors used to detect earthquakes could also be used to locate gunfire.

“It’s in every town and city around us.” ShotSpotter, which alerts police to shootings through acoustic sensors positioned on lampposts and streetlights, “will be a step toward dealing ...