Politics & Government
ShotSpotter Technology Goes Dark Sunday Night In Chicago
While the city forges ahead, uncertainty and even confusion loom.
Updated on: September 23, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) — ShotSpotter is set to go dark at midnight Sunday night in Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson is searching for an alternative gunfire detection system. On Sunday the city announced that it is now accepting recommendations.
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Despite the fight to keep ShotSpotter in Chicago, the service will be decommissioned at 12:01 a.m. Monday. The mayor said the goal is to explore better options and save more lives.
The mayor's campaign promise to cut ties with gunfire detection technology, which alerts police to gunfire faster than a 911 call, has now come to fruition.
