The greatest benefit of ShotSpotter technology is that it helps law enforcement and first responders save lives. From day one, this has been the driving force behind our company, and our efforts to continually improve our technology and develop new products. A recent example of the life-saving benefits of the ShotSpotter GLS comes from a crime hot spot in a populous west coast city.*

At approximately 2am, a furious gun battle erupted lasting over 20 seconds. Click below to listen to the jaw-dropping audio clip.

Within seconds, the city’s ShotSpotter GLS system detected the incident, classified it as multiple gunshots and sent the information and location to police command center. After reviewing the incident data, police dispatch notified officers in the area to a precise intersection where the gun battle occurred.

Location of the incident as shown on the ShotSpotter Public Safety Console (PSC)

Upon arriving at the scene, officers spotted two victims, both suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim was severely injured, but was medevaced in time to save his life. Thanks to accurate gunshot location data provided by the ShotSpotter GLS along with rapid response from police and first responders, a tragic situation was avoided.

Amazingly, even after such an intense, extended shootout, not one 9-1-1 call was received.

Plot of the location of each round fired. Source: ShotSpotter forensic report.

About the Success of the Month

Each month we feature an incident where a customer’s ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System played an integral role in removing a threat from our streets. The ShotSpotter GLS provides law enforcement with near real-time alerts, aggregated intelligence data, and forensic data that regularly lead to a successful arrests, weapons confiscations and prosecutions.

*Please note that some incident details have been altered to preserve both customer and public privacy.