City Making Changes to Chicago's Gunshot Detection Pilot Program

Aldermen blast Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to rework gunshot detection test

CHICAGO — As aldermen grilled Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top procurement official for abruptly changing the mayor’s vague plan to test gunshot detection technology in Chicago neighborhoods, they were left without a key piece of information. Before his administration backed off…

City making changes to Chicago's gunshot detection pilot program

The city is changing its plan to test gunshot-detection technology, more than two years after it stopped using ShotSpotter.

Editorial: So what is going on, exactly, with ShotSpotter?

Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration has taken a procurement process that should be straightforward and made it convoluted. Why?

Mayor Johnson upends gunshot-detection pilot after voters resoundingly back the technology – Chicago Sun-Times – Wirepoints

The mystery program will still test a variety of ideas, including more violence intervention, “drone-based situational awareness, license plate recognition and incident response systems for evidence preservation.” Gunshot-detection technology is still only part of the pilot.

Mayor Johnson upends gunshot-detection pilot after voters resoundingly back the technology

Chief Procurement Officer Sharla Roberts disclosed the surprise about-face Monday while on the hot seat at a City Council budget hearing. Ald. Anthony Beale insisted that Chicagoans "don't have time to play games with a hypothetical pilot program that we're making up in order to make it seem like we're doing something."

Mayor Says He’s ‘Always’ Favored Gunshot Detection Technology As Voters Back Its Return

Mayor Brandon Johnson, who got rid of ShotSpotter, says he supports a system that "protects privacy and demonstrates effectiveness."