Shots Fired: Congressional Letter Questions DHS Funding of ShotSpotter
WEBMay 20, 2024 · Congress members have sent a letter calling on the Department of Homeland Security to investigate how it provides funding to local police to deploy ShotSpotter amid reports of its inefficacy and racially-targeted locations.
ShotSpotter Keeps Listening for Gunfire After Contracts Expire
WEBApr 24, 2024 · ShotSpotter is suing two former employees who the company alleges posted confidential company information on Twitter after one was fired in November.
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WEB3 days ago · Supporters of ShotSpotter say it is an important tool, and tout its ability to speed police to victims of gun violence in cases where there is no corresponding 911 call. ... Chicago Taxpayers Have Already Spent $11.2M Defending Convicted Police Sgt. Ronald Watts, With 193 Cases Pending. As ShotSpotter …
New Bedford police chief voices support for ShotSpotter tech
WEBJul 8, 2024 · NEW BEDFORD — After a number of legislators sent a letter to U.S. Inspector General Joseph Cuffari questioning the "accuracy and effectiveness" of the gunshot detection system known as...
Houston will spend millions on controversial gunshot detection ...
WEBJan 5, 2022 · ShotSpotter technology uses acoustic sensors to detect and locate gunfire in an area. An alert is then sent to “trained acoustic experts” for review, according to the company.
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WEBMay 14, 2024 · ShotSpotter is an acoustic gunshot detection system that purportedly allows law enforcement to accurately detect and locate gunshot incidents.
Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · Now, a WIRED analysis of data leaked from the company reveals the secret locations of ShotSpotter sensors around the globe and the US communities most directly impacted by the surveillance.
‘We need answers.’ Markey, Warren say controversial gunshot ... - MSN
WEBM assachusetts’ US senators are calling for a federal probe of ShotSpotter amid new scrutiny of the gunshot detection tool, used by police in cities across the state and country with the aim of...
State and US lawmakers call for probe into ShotSpotter system
WEBMay 16, 2024 · In a joint letter to Joseph V. Cuffari, inspector general of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Sens. Edward J. Markey, Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden, D-Oregon; and U.S. Rep. Ayanna...
Wyden, Colleagues Urge DHS to Investigate Federal Funding of ...
WEBMay 14, 2024 · Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he and three congressional colleagues are urging the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General to investigate the department’s grant funding spent on the ShotSpotter acoustic gunshot detection system, including whether the use of …