ShotSpotter

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A former Chicago police superintendent is leading an effort to keep ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system, in Chicago as the city’s contract with the technology’s provider is set to expire later this year.

Former Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson is leading an effort to keep ShotSpotter in Chicago, NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.

A debate on the future of ShotSpotter in Chicago has been delayed by City Council, NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

Capping a week full of ambiguity on the future of ShotSpotter technology in the city, multiple sources tell NBC Chicago that the gunshot detection system will not be turned off at midnight as a last-minute extension has been reached with SoundThinking, the company that operates the service, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

After the city of Chicago announced that a contract to use ShotSpotter technology would not be renewed earlier this week, a lack of clarity has emerged regarding when the devices will go out of service.

After the city of Chicago announced that a contract to use ShotSpotter technology would not be renewed earlier this week, a lack of clarity has emerged regarding when the devices will go out of service.

The city of Chicago’s proposed plan to keep using ShotSpotter technology through the end of summer has hit a significant road block, as the company says officials decided not to renew the contract without consultation.

Chicago wanted to retain ShotSpotter through September, but after the city announced it wouldn’t renew its contract, the devices could be shut off as soon as Friday. Mary Ann Ahern has the latest.

The city of Chicago won’t renew its contract to use controversial ShotSpotter technology, announcing that the equipment will be decommissioned later this year.