Gary, IN Police Department Deploys ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System

Gary, IN and Mountain View, CA –May 18, 2005 – The Gary, IN Police Department held a press conference today with Mayor Scott L. King and representatives from ShotSpotter, Inc., to announce that they have deployed the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System.

Using an array of small sensors placed in locations throughout the city, the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System leverages acoustic techniques to pinpoint the location of gunfire within seconds. Confirmed gunfire events are immediately reported, through police dispatch, to officers on the street. The Gary Police Department will use the system to identify “hot spots,” aid in effective police deployment and response, improve officer safety and speed up incident investigations.

Mayor King stated, “We believe the ShotSpotter system will be a powerful addition to the Police Department’s overall strategy to reduce violent crime in the city. I applaud our U.S. legislators, Congressman Peter Visclosky and Senator Evan Bayh for their support in obtaining the necessary dollars to implement this phase 1 of the ShotSpotter installation.”

The ShotSpotter system is currently deployed in many cities across the country, and has been proven over the nine years it has been in use to reduce gunfire wherever it is deployed.

“Gunfire remains the single leading cause of homicide death in this country, and it is ShotSpotter’s mission to help control it,” said James G. Beldock, CEO of ShotSpotter. “We are pleased to be working with the fine officers and city officials of Gary to help ensure the safety of their citizens.”

The system is currently active in Gary, in undisclosed areas of the city.

About The Gary Police Department
The mission of the Gary Police Department is to work in partnership with the Citizens of Gary to improve the quality of life by enforcing the laws of the city, state and federal government, while applying the highest standards of professionalism, integrity and accountability. The Department strives to be a proactive organization; maintain a working relationship with other agencies; and obtain and preserve the trust of the community it serves.

About ShotSpotter, Inc., (www.shotspotter.com)
ShotSpotter, Inc., the leading developer of gunshot location systems and technology, is based in Santa Clara, CA. ShotSpotter’s flagship product, which detects gunfire across large urban areas using a small number of inexpensive and easy-to-deploy sensors, currently protects the citizens of cities nationwide, from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC. Its products recently assisted the FBI and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in identifying and capturing the Columbus, OH highway sniper suspect. In 2000, ShotSpotter was honored for its technology vision and leadership when got won the Computerworld Smithsonian Laureate Award, having been nominated by William H. Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, and the Smithsonian added its technology to the museum’s permanent collection. With technology covered by numerous patents, the company also offers products to the law enforcement, homeland security and military markets. ShotSpotter technology has consistently produced arrests and weapons confiscations nationwide and has helped reduce gunfire and crime rates in cities that deploy it.

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