Politics & Government
City Council Votes To Keep ShotSpotter, But Mayor Brandon Johnson Insists It Will Still Go Away
"Let's do this so that you can come back and have that vote," Moore said. "You should have that voice for your community."
May 23, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) -- City Council supporters of ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a measure aimed at keeping it in place, but Mayor Brandon Johnson insisted the vote will have no impact on his decision to end the use of the system later this year.
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By a 34-14 vote, aldermen approved a measure that would require City Council approval of any attempt to remove ShotSpotter from any ward. It also would require the Chicago Police Department to collect data on the accuracy of ShotSpotter alerts, the number of ShotSpotter alerts that have no corresponding 911 call, and the number of alerts that allowed police to render aid to victims.
Ald. David Moore (17th), the measure's chief sponsor, said the data CPD would have to collect will help aldermen make decisions on the future of ShotSpotter in their wards.
