{"id":1519,"date":"2019-11-13T12:15:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T12:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?page_id=1519"},"modified":"2019-11-13T12:15:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T12:15:28","slug":"what-durham-can-learn-about-shotspotter-from-charlotte-and-wilmington","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/what-durham-can-learn-about-shotspotter-from-charlotte-and-wilmington\/","title":{"rendered":"What Durham can learn about ShotSpotter from Charlotte and Wilmington"},"content":{"rendered":"
In June, the Durham City Council voted down a proposal to adopt ShotSpotter, a unique audio system that detects gunshots. But that hasn’t deterred Mark Anthony Middleton, a city council member who insists the technology will help the city deter its rash of shootings.<\/p>\n
But is ShotSpotter as good as Middleton claims? Staff Writer Swathi Ramprasad spoke to officials in Charlotte and Wilmington and found very different experiences<\/a>.<\/p>\n In Wilmington, they like ShotSpotter so much they are expanding its use. In Charlotte, it didn’t live up to billing and the city canceled the contract.<\/p>\n Above, a screenshot of a ShotSpotter display. Photo provided by ShotSpotter<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In June, the Durham City Council voted down a proposal to adopt ShotSpotter, a unique audio system that detects gunshots. But that hasn’t deterred Mark…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1516,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n