Mayor Brandon Johnson is now being forced to reconsider his decision to shut down the controversial ShotSpotter system — a move that set off a search for police technologies that some business ...

Founder Jelani Jacobs insisted that “hardware products have been failing communities,” an apparent knock on ShotSpotter and its competitors that rely on fixed sensors.

Critics say ShotSpotter is expensive and ineffective, with Columbus paying $886,430 this year to cover 12.6 square miles of the city's 224 square miles. By 2028, Columbus will have paid more than ...

Critics say ShotSpotter is expensive and ineffective, with Columbus paying $886,430 this year to cover 12.6 square miles of the city's 224 square miles. By 2028, Columbus will have paid more than ...

Columbus first deployed ShotSpotter in 2019 in Linden, the Hilltop, and along the Parsons Avenue corridor on the South Side. The city later added the Near East Side and the Wedgewood Apartments.

Columbus first deployed ShotSpotter in 2019 in Linden, the Hilltop, and along the Parsons Avenue corridor on the South Side. The city later added the Near East Side and the Wedgewood Apartments.

Columbus first deployed ShotSpotter in 2019 in Linden, the Hilltop, and along the Parsons Avenue corridor on the South Side. The city later added the Near East Side and the Wedgewood Apartments.

Columbus first deployed ShotSpotter in 2019 in Linden, the Hilltop, and along the Parsons Avenue corridor on the South Side. The city later added the Near East Side and the Wedgewood Apartments.

Columbus first deployed ShotSpotter in 2019 in Linden, the Hilltop, and along the Parsons Avenue corridor on the South Side. The city later added the Near East Side and the Wedgewood Apartments.