Chicago aldermen are coming together to call on Mayor Brandon Johnson to reactivate the ShotSpotter gun detection system. Several city council members worked with local businesses to raise money ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to end the contract with ShotSpotter in November, but some city council members have been saying not so fast.

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

Chicago police are no longer using the ShotSpotter technology as of Monday morning as Mayor Brandon Johnson pursues safety alternatives.

As ShotSpotter’s contract with the city comes to a close this November, parent company SoundThinking is betting heavily that, with enough evidence, it can convince Mayor Brandon Johnson that ...

ShotSpotter's gunshot detection technology was decommissioned in the city at midnight Monday with the expiration of the city's contract with SoundThinking, the company behind ShotSpotter.

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 ...

Proponents say ShotSpotter saves lives. Civil libertarians say the technology makes it more likely in communities of color that people will have tense or even dangerous run-ins with police.

Chicago will not renew its contract to use the controversial gunshot detection system ShotSpotter and plans to decommission the technology this year, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office announced ...

Dayton abandons ShotSpotter, Chicago gets sued Dayton, Ohio recently decided to stop using the system at the end of its three-year contract with ShotSpotter, making it one of a few cities to stop ...

The city of Durham has released a new map that shows where a controversial new police tool will be placed. The ShotSpotter technology is intended to help the city identify and deploy police to an ...