The Baltimore Police Department will deploy technology this summer that alerts officers when guns are fired on city streets.
ShotSpotter, which is made by a California company of the same name, utilizes audio sensors placed on lightposts and buildings to detect gunshots. Police said the sensors will be deployed across ten square miles, with five each in East and West Baltimore. The company also employs workers who analyze gunshots, and alert police. The company says it can provide the alert in 30 seconds to a minute. Officers and dispatchers receive alerts via app.
At a news conference on Friday, police officials said the system four shootings in West Baltimore since initial launch Thursday at 5 p.m. No victims were located when officers arrived at each scene, while officers found shell casings at one scene.
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