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Shotspotter

'ShotSpotter' effectiveness in combating crime gets mixed feelings

  • Feb 15, 2024

'ShotSpotter' fizzles out in other cities. Could Houston be next?

  • Feb 14, 2024

Suspect wanted after man killed while walking to hotel in NW Houston

  • Jan 3, 2024

14-year-old robbed, shot in the leg in northwest Houston, police say

  • Dec 16, 2023

Man killed in northwest Houston while walking back to his hotel

  • Nov 12, 2023

Woman found shot to death in field in Sunnyside, police say

  • Sep 26, 2023

1 person found wounded after ShotSpotter detects shots, HPD says

  • Aug 28, 2023

ShotSpotter not curbing violence, delays response times, Chron reports

  • Jul 11, 2023

Latest Videos

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire says city's 'ShotSpotter' gunshot detection tool is a 'gimmick'

  • May 30, 2024
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'Shotspotter' effectiveness in combating crime gets mixed feelings

  • Feb 15, 2024
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'ShotSpotter' fizzles out in other cities. Could Houston be next?

  • Feb 14, 2024
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Suspect wanted after man killed while walking to hotel in NW Houston

  • Jan 3, 2024
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Man dies after gunshot to head in southeast Houston, HPD says

  • Feb 28, 2023
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Man found dead in car after ShotSpotter reported gunshot in SE Houston

  • Jan 17, 2022
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Gunshot detection system leads deputies to marijuana grow house

  • May 20, 2021

Latest Stories

ShotSpotter technology leads police to man who died from gunshot wound to head in southeast Houston

Officers arrived within minutes thanks to the gunshot detection system. Even though police worked to save his life, the man died from his injuries.

  • Feb 28, 2023

Man found dead in car after ShotSpotter reported gunshot outside SE Houston convenience store

Police said a large group of people gathered in a parking lot when a confrontation broke out and at some point, someone opened fire.

  • Jan 18, 2022

Gunshot detection system leads deputies to N Harris Co. marijuana grow house

The sound of a gunshot was detected seconds after someone pulled the trigger, and deputies were led to a grow house full of marijuana and narcotics.

  • May 20, 2021