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Police vehicle laptop displaying the ShotSpotter Flex gunshot detection dashboard as Kansas City police defend the program’s effectiveness.
KC police say ShotSpotter is a success in their public safety strategy (no active link).
Screenshot of a @kcpolice post honoring 11-year-old Blair Shanahan Lane, killed by celebratory gunfire in Kansas City, with a photo of her smiling beside an adult woman.
KC ShotSpotter records more than 700 rounds of “celebratory” gunfire.
Screenshot of a GBH News post citing research that ShotSpotter alerts arrive before many 911 calls, with a nighttime photo of an officer viewing gunshot detection data inside a patrol car.
ShotSpotter alerts 93 secs before 911.
Screenshot of a @kcpolice post on X stating officers respond to every ShotSpotter alert and noting most outdoor gunfire goes unreported without the system.
70% of KC gunfire goes unreported to 911.
Screenshot of a FOX4 News Kansas City post featuring a Kansas City police official speaking about the department’s defense of the ShotSpotter program.
KC police say ShotSpotter is a success in their public safety strategy.
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Shooting guns into the air is no way 
to celebrate a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl win.
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nbc 5 news
KCPD tracks reports of celebratory gunfire after Chiefs' AFC Championship victory.
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Kansas City woman fatally shot while in car.
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Murder charge filed in daytime killing 
in Kansas City’s Ivanhoe Northeast neighborhood.
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Convicted murderer sentenced to life without parole plus 20 years.
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Gunfire hits 2 people, 11 homes, 1 patrol car in Kansas City on New Year’s Day.
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