The city government of Little Rock, Arkansas, recently dumped ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection tool that's been adopted by some crime-troubled cities, but which has long been controversial.

“The shots were detected by ShotSpotter, which is a technology that detects the sound of gunshots and is able to triangulate where the gunshots occurred. Once shots are detected, officers are ...

Arguments for and against were made to the Little Rock Board of Directors on Tuesday as they debated on whether or not the city should renew a $188,000 contract for ShotSpotter Technology.