10/12/2022
After deciding to postpone the vote multiple times, the Detroit City council has moved to grow ShotSpotter’s footprint in the city.
Council members voted 5-4 on Tuesday to expand the controversial gunshot detection system.
The $7 million contract will be funded by the Detroit Police department. How to pay for it was one reason why the vote was delayed last week.
Council members were concerned about using COVID relief dollars in the previous contract.
“We definitely don’t need to use ARPA funding,” one public commenter said.
The approval of ShotSpotter comes after multiple delays and weeks of debate from both sides.
“I am a lifelong Detroiter and a survivor of violence, nothing in me says ShotSpotter would’ve prevented the crime I experienced,” one public commenter said in opposition to the technology.
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