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Chicago mayor rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter

ShotSpotter to vie for another Chicago deal as Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks new first-responder technology

Mayor Brandon Johnson is asking businesses to offer up new violent crime response tools just as his administration ends the ShotSpotter police technology deal, and the controversial outgoing vendor intends to throw its hat in the ring to continue operating in Chicago.

Yahoo · 23h

Chicago mayor rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter | Morning in America

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to veto a council effort to keep ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection technology. Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez discusses why he disagrees with the mayor’s decision to remove the technology from the city.

CBS Chicago on MSN · 4d

Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology, Mayor Johnson plans to veto

Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to get rid of the controversial gunshot detection program, saying it's too expensive and doesn't actually help fight crime.

5don MSN

City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter, but Mayor Johnson pledges veto

As Mayor Johnson sticks to his plan, opponents are already trying to pin him with blame for any gunshot deaths that follow, ...

Mayor Johnson condemns ShotSpotter as 'a walkie-talkie on a pole' days before system shuts down

The city spent "$100 million for a walkie-talkie on a pole, and the reason why they said we needed it was to reduce gun ...

NBC Chicago5d

Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensors

CHICAGO – A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson indicated he would veto a council effort aimed at keeping ShotSpotter – the controversial gunshot detection technology – the device’s parent ...

Illinois Policy3d

ShotSpotter support highest in Black, Hispanic Chicago wards mayor claims it hurts

Where is support strongest for the gunshot detection system Chicago’s mayor wants to dump? In the Black and Hispanic wards ...

4don MSN

Some aldermen warn ShotSpotter veto could blow up budget negotiations between mayor, city council

Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed to veto an ordinance that would keep ShotSpotter gun detection technology in place, but ...

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