Detroit City Council narrowly votes to renew ShotSpotter gunshot detection contract despite opposition

The Detroit City Council on Tuesday narrowly voted to renew the city’s contract with SoundThinking for its ShotSpotter gunshot detection system. The decision will allow the California-based company to continue providing crime-fighting technology through the end of March 2027. The system will deploy acoustic sensors mounted above city streets to detect gunfire-like sounds and automatically alert law enforcement when a suspected shot is fired. According to Michigan Advance, the measure passed by a