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ShotSpotter says it has offered to install its tech around the United Center ahead of the Chicago Democratic National Convention, or DNC, 2024.
A lobbyist for the company helped alders craft a proposal that would sidestep Mayor Brandon Johnson and continue the use of ShotSpotter.
Johnson announced last week that the city planned to shut down the gunshot detection system after the historically violent summer months and the Democratic National Convention, making good on a key campaign promise.
An internal email shows the company’s CEO planned a “multi-prong” approach to getting support for renewing ShotSpotter’s contract.
The department reported misses more than 550 times in 2023, and a public safety director complained about a 55-round miss in 2022.