Detroit police look at expanding gunshot detection technology into downtown, southwest

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: June 12, 2026

Words: 723

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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In a May 18 meeting of the Detroit City Council’s Public Health and Safety Standing Committee, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison told council members that a proposed extension to the city’s current contract for the gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter would not include an expansion to the geographic scope of the technology.

That is true for the proposal currently on the table — but that extension is limited to only nine months as the city …

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