‘ShotSpotter’ Tested as Shootings and Fireworks Soar, While Civil Rights Questions Linger

‘ShotSpotter’ Tested as Shootings and Fireworks Soar, While Civil Rights Questions Linger

By Gabriel Sandoval and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY As summer begins, audio sensors placed around New York by ShotSpotter Inc. have a lot more to listen for — and account for. Shootings doubled in June compared with the same period last year, NYPD statistics show. Meanwhile, fireworks, which can sometimes trigger the gunshot-detection technology, have been exploding […]