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The Detroit City Council<\/a> on Tuesday narrowly voted to renew the city\u2019s contract with SoundThinking for its ShotSpotter gunshot detection system.<\/p>\n

The decision will allow the California-based company to continue providing crime-fighting technology through the end of March 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The system will deploy acoustic sensors mounted above city streets to detect gunfire-like sounds and automatically alert law enforcement when a suspected shot is fired.<\/p>\n

According<\/a> to Michigan Advance, the measure passed by a 5\u20134 vote, with several councilmembers and critics citing high costs and privacy concerns during Tuesday\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n

NORTHEASTERN CITY VOTES TO END SHOTSPOTTER CONTRACT FOR GUNFIRE-DETECTION TECH DESIGNED TO FIGHT CRIME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Council President James Tate, who has historically supported ShotSpotter in Detroit, reportedly opposed the renewal, arguing that the $2.1 million price tag was difficult to justify.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I have a challenge with that dollar amount. It\u2019s not about the technology,” Tate said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“When asked, would they renegotiate the contract, the answer was no, because we\u2019ve been giving you a deal in the first place, so that leads me now to a situation where I cannot support this particular amendment.”<\/p>\n

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Councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero, who voted against the measure, said her opposition stemmed from a lack of data showing the technology\u2019s effectiveness, Michigan Advance reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Frankly, I still have not heard enough support from the public, have not seen data that shows that this is working for the cost and that it\u2019s actually protecting our information,” Santiago-Romero said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gabrielle Dresner, a policy strategist for the ACLU of Michigan who testified against the extension, said false alerts can lead to unnecessary police responses and reinforce perceptions that minority communities are inherently dangerous<\/a>, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n

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Critics also questioned whether acoustic microphones monitoring public spaces<\/a> could amount to a form of surveillance, as well as who would have access to any audio data collected.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, the ShotSpotter technology has reported successful cases.<\/p>\n

According to Assistant Chief Franklin Hayes, a ShotSpotter alert on Detroit\u2019s west side led officers to a gunshot victim who was found alive in a case where no one had made a 911 call, Michigan Advance said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The technology has drawn public controversy since Detroit first signed a contract covering certain police precincts in 2020, and again in late 2022.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/detroit-city-council-narrowly-votes-renew-shotspotter-gunshot-detection-contract-opposition <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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