Gunshot detection technology is under fire
ShotSpotter was installed in Orange Mound during 2021, and local leaders said it would help combat the area’s growing gun violence problem. However, a lawsuit against the City of Chicago claims the gunshot detection system isn’t as effective as advertised. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
ShotSpotter was installed as part of test in Memphis last year, but a lawsuit out of Chicago claims the gunshot detection system isn’t as effective as advertised.
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Ben Wheeler
Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
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