Baltimore Police Using ‘ShotSpotter’ To Combat Gun Violence

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — New crime-fighting technology is in operation in Baltimore. It’s called “ShotSpotter” and it notifies police when and where shots are fired.
It’s a real-time alert system that uses audio sensors to hear shots and map out locations for police on their smartphones.
Interim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle said they want to speed up their response time, alerting police to gun fire within 45 seconds.
Police spokesperson T.J. Smith said the technolo