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Adam Toledo and the battle over ShotSpotter

Tweet Adam Toledo is the 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police in Chicago at the end of March. Toledo had a gun when he ran from police and dropped it behind a fence just before he was shot. However, it was 21-year-old Ruben Roman who had fired the shots into the street that prompted the police response. In fact, it wasn’t a complaint from neighbors but an alert from the city’s ShotSpotter system that resulted in officer Eric Stillman being sent to the scene. If you’re not familiar with ShotSpotter, it’s a system of microphones which record and triangulate the position of gunfire 24/7. The system then sends an alert to police with an exact location where the gunfire was detected. The idea is to allow police to arrive on the scene of a crime in instances where neighbors never call about the shots, perhaps even to capture the shooter before he gets away or save the life of the victim.

Groups voice concerns about Chicago's ShotSpotter gunshot detection system

Groups voice concerns about Chicago s ShotSpotter gunshot detection system By Don Babwin and Sara Burnett Published  Groups voice concerns about ShotSpotter gunshot detection system The gunshot detection system that set in motion the recent fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Chicago routinely reports gunshots where there are none, community groups argued in a court filing Monday. CHICAGO - The gunshot detection system that set in motion the recent fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Chicago routinely reports gunshots where there are none, sending officers into predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods for unnecessary and hostile encounters, community groups argued in a court filing Monday.

Groups Say Chicago Gunshot Detection Systems Unreliable, Seek Review

“These deployments create an extremely dangerous situation for residents, prompting unnecessary and hostile police encounters, and creating the conditions for abusive police tactics that have plagued Chicago for decades,” the groups wrote. ShotSpotter, a California based company that produces the gunshot detection system, has contracts with over 100 police departments nationwide. In Chicago, it sent an average of 71.4 alerts to officers each day during the period studied, according to the court filing. That included the March 29 alert that led to the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by a Chicago officer. The Chicago Police Department and other agencies have long praised the system, saying it puts officers on the scene of shootings far faster than if they wait for someone to call 911 to report gunfire. In Chicago, its use was expanded in response to increases in violent crime; police say crime rates not residents’ race determine where the technology is deployed.

US groups say gunshot detection systems unreliable, seek review

US groups say gunshot detection systems unreliable, seek review Toggle share menu Advertisement US groups say gunshot detection systems unreliable, seek review Surrendered firearms sit on a table during a gun buyback event on Dec 17, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo: AFP/Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) 04 May 2021 12:10AM Share this content Bookmark CHICAGO: The gunshot detection system that set in motion the recent fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Chicago routinely reports gunshots where there are none, sending officers into predominantly black and Latino neighbourhoods for “unnecessary and hostile” encounters, community groups argued in a court filing on  Monday (May 3).

Groups say gunshot detection systems unreliable, seek review