According to Joyner, police arrived before any human had called 911. Joyner says he never lost consciousness and saw Oakland police cars roll up quickly, despite not hearing any witnesses call police. Shortly after Joyner had been shot, his daughter texted Ralph Clark, CEO of ShotSpotter. “Hey thank you so...
The acting police chief of the Bridgeport Police Department said she attributes a recent reduction in shootings to ShotSpotter. She argues that the city needs more of the sensor technology. “I know I have been asked several times, ‘Why are you so pro ShotSpotter?'” Garcia told members of the council’s...
“This case shows why ShotSpotter is such an invaluable investigative tool,” Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony said in a statement. “In this case, as in many others, no one in this neighborhood called 911 to report the gunfire. The ShotSpotter alert allowed deputies to respond to this scene quickly, understand the...
ShotSpotter licenses the technology to the city. Since June, it’s detected more than 700 active gunshot incidents and more than 1,900 rounds fired in the 2-square mile area where its acoustical sensors are deployed. The board voted Tuesday to expand the city’s license to additional 2 square miles, giving the...
ShotSpotter is credited for getting police to the scene quickly on this Easter Sunday shooting that left two children injured. The shell casings were entered into the “National Integrated Ballistic Information Network,” or NIBIN as it’s known. Chief Scirotto says crime this year is trending down and that bullet fingerprinting and...
Savannah’s violent gun crime is down by 6% in 2021. The Savannah Police Department plans to use its funding for community-based programs and the expansion of its ShotSpotter Program. “We’re expanding [ShotSpotter] to additional areas of the city that we think could benefit from that great program,” said Savannah Police...
When a gun goes off on a city street, the sound is detected by ShotSpotter. Within seconds of activation, police are notified through an app – often times before a 911 call is ever made. “So, it will get us to that scene 30, 60, sometimes 90 seconds faster than...
Springfield police say their ShotSpotter technology is helping them get to shooting scenes faster and solve the crimes. Chief Kenny Winslow told the council that he feels ShotSpotter is working for our community, especially with the shortage of police officers. Deputy Chief Joshua Stuenkel says the victim may have died...
ShotSpotter alert led the Toledo Police officer to the scene. Officer Larry Emery, realizing medics were not close by, put the victim in the back of his squad car and drove him to a nearby hospital. “He saved his life. From what I’ve seen, they will just let you lay...
A ShotSpotter device alerted police of several gunshot blasts in the neighborhood. When officers arrived, they found shell casings and a man shot at that location.