Missouri and New Jersey police deploy automated gunfire detection to enhance emergency response and investigations

SST, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D –MO) and other Kansas City, MO officials announced that the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) will be implementing the ShotSpotter Flex gunshot location, alert and analysis solution. This is an effort to support Kansas City's proactive policing strategies and deployments, in its ongoing commitment to improve the safety, security and quality of life for its residents by ridding the city of gun crime and gun violence. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), was the lead agency in the planning and procurement of the ShotSpotter service for the KCPD, and Congressman Cleaver was instrumental in securing the funding. ShotSpotter Flex is developed by SST, Inc., the world leader in wide-area acoustic surveillance and gunfire detection technology.

「Securing the funding to make this possible for Kansas City has been a long-term effort and a long time coming,」 said Congressman Cleaver, II. 「I am thrilled the day has finally arrived. My hope is this technology will help our excellent police officers get to ...more