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A community member expresses concern over gunfire in their community, despite a decrease in overall crime rates.At Tuesday's Board of Aldermen meeting, Police ...

"I think it's just the city trying to see what's out there, trying to find the magic technology that is being promised by ...

A Milwaukee police officer was shot and wounded Wednesday near North 27th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue, according to two ...

ShotSpotter automatically alerts police when shots are fired. Here's why BRPD chose to end the $400,000 yearly contract.

The whole process takes less than a minute from a sound being detected to an alert popping up on a police department ... It ...

Shakur's concerns highlight a gap in the ShotSpotter system: It's only effective at preventing gun violence if police take every alert seriously—if they do more than "listen to some shots." ...

The gunshot detection system spread all over Little Rock will soon be turned off. This comes after directors voted not to renew the contract with ShotSpotter.

ShotSpotter works by placing an array of acoustic sensors in a designated area. Those sensors are linked to a wireless, cloud-based system that company officials say can send alerts when there are ...

NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MILLS B LANE BLVD.. AND LIBERTY PARKWAY SHOTSPOTTER DETECTS AND RECORDS NOISES, AND, USING AI, WILL ALERT POLICE IF THE SYSTEM BELIEVES IT HEARD A GUNSHOT WHILE NO ONE WAS ...