Mayor Johnson will not renew contract with ShotSpotter

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Mayor Johnson will not renew the city’s contract with ShotSpotter

Nine months after taking office, the Mayor makes good on a campaign promise to decommission the gunshot detection system.

ShotSpotter technology is installed at the intersection of North Lavergne Avenue and West Division Street in the Austin neighborhood.

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By Brenda Ruiz

Supporters of the technology say this will slow response times to gunshot victims, but studies by the city and county officials find the tech system rarely produces documented evidence of a gun crime. The Mayor’s office says it plans to decommission the gunshot detection system on September 22.

Reset learns more about the system’s history with Chicago and its impact on public safety.

GUEST: Chip Mitchell, WBEZ criminal justice reporter