DeSoto Invested $300K in Gunshot Detection Tech: Is it Yielding Results?
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Source: Knightscope
When a 14-year-old boy was shot in broad daylight outside a DeSoto, Texas apartment complex, first responders were able to get to the scene, render first aid and get the victim in an ambulance and to the hospital immediately thanks to the citys new gunshot detection technology.
According to DeSoto's Assistant Police Chief, Ryan Jesionek, the quick response from police is a textbook example of how ShotSpotters technology is helping in their fight against firearm violence.
The system, which has been operational since April 20, 2023, covers a two square mile zone in the city's northeast, strategically selected through five years of call analysis to target high-risk areas.
ShotSpotter's mechanism is straightforward: microphones detect...