Chicago will not renew ShotSpotter contract, Mayor Johnson says

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday that Chicago is not renewing the city’s ShotSpotter contract. The mayor said the contract with ShotSpotter’s owner, “SoundThinking,” ends on Friday — but the technology itself will work until Sept. 22. Officers will have access to SpotShotter throughout the summer and during the Democratic National Convention in August. Johnson said over the next months, law enforcement and community leaders will assess other gun violence prevention tools and give recommendations. He also said the Chicago Police Department will implement new gun violence response training...