Mayor Johnson cancels controversial Chicago gunshot detection system

CHICAGO -- Mayor Brandon Johnson won't renew the city's controversial contract with ShotSpotter, making good his promise to end the gunshot detection system.The contract will expire on Friday, and the city will stop using the technology on Sept. 22. 'Moving forward, the City of Chicago will deploy its resources on the most effective strategies and tactics proven to accelerate the current downward trend in violent crime,' the city said in a statement.

'So how do you have a police response without that?'Other City Council members blasted the decision during a press conference on Tuesday.'When you put politics in front of public safety ... we have to draw the line,' said Ald. Anthony Beale . Ald. Silvana Tabares said, 'The only people against ShotSpotter are the organizers, the community organizers who want to use the money that saves Black and brown lives into their own pockets.

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