Investigation finds ShotSpotter missed hundreds of Chicago shootings over a year
South Side Weekly found the company formerly known as ShotSpotter missed over 550 outdoor shootings from December 2022 to December 2023.
According to the investigation, the missed shootings included a 55-round barrage of gunshots that injured two people. Company executives point to down sensors and lack of resources as the main culprits.
Reset learns more with the reporters behind the investigation and discusses what this could mean for the future of this technology in Chicago.
GUESTS: Jim Daley, investigative journalist and senior editor, South Side Weekly
Max Blaisdell, fellow with the Invisible Institute and staff writer for the Hyde Park Herald
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Investigation finds ShotSpotter missed hundreds of Chicago shootings over a year
South Side Weekly found the company formerly known as ShotSpotter missed over 550 outdoor shootings from December 2022 to December 2023.
According to the investigation, the missed shootings included a 55-round barrage of gunshots that injured two people. Company executives point to down sensors and lack of resources as the main culprits.
Reset learns more with the reporters behind the investigation and discusses what this could mean for the future of this technology in Chicago.
GUESTS: Jim Daley, investigative journalist and senior editor, South Side Weekly
Max Blaisdell, fellow with the Invisible Institute and staff writer for the Hyde Park Herald
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons