Tacoma police to implement gunshot detection technology as part of pilot program

ShotSpotter is a technology that uses artificial intelligence to detect gunshots and alert police to potential gun-related incidents.

TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma Police Department (TPD) will soon implement a controversial gunshot detection technology using grant money in an effort to combat gun violence.

ShotSpotter is a technology that uses artificial intelligence to detect gunshots and alert police to potential gun-related incidents. 

TPD is able to pay for the technology with grant money from the Bureau of Justice Administration. The department will test the technology as part of a pilot program. 

According to a release from TPD, the program “will allow TPD

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