McKeesport Police Department: Gunshot Detection
Agency | McKeesport Police Department |
Location | McKeesport, PA |
Technology | Gunshot Detection |
Vendor | ShotSpotter |
The McKeesport Police Department acquired ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2020.
Links
Press release (ShotSpotter)
News article (Mon Valley Independent)
News article (The Almanac)
More about this technology
Gunshot detection is a technology law enforcement uses to receive alerts on where gunfire may occur in neighborhoods. This technology relies on a series of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings. When a loud noise triggers the sensors, software triangulates the estimated location of the gunfire.