Chicago City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter; unclear if mayor will veto ordinance
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago aldermen voted Wednesday in favor of keeping ShotSpotter gun detection technology. Aldermen voted 33-14. It was not immediately clear if the vote was a veto-proof majority. Mayor Brandon Johnson has not said what his next steps would be, if the City Council voted to keep ShotSpotter.
City Council gives top cop power to keep ShotSpotter, but Johnson vows veto
The system used in 12 of Chicago’s 22 most violent police districts is scheduled to be turned off Sunday. Mayor Brandon Johnson kept a campaign promise by canceling ShotSpotter, and has defended that decision even as dozens of City Council members are pushing to keep it.
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