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Police in Niteroi Brazil use SoundThinking ShotSpotter to arrest seven suspects after gunfire detected

Police in Niteroi Brazil use SoundThinking ShotSpotter to arrest seven suspects after gunfire detected
SoundThinking ShotSpotter leads to arrests

SoundThinking reported that its ShotSpotter technology detected 83 gunshots within a 15 minute period in Niteroi, Brazil.

Following the alert, police were able to locate the source of overnight gunfire, resulting in the arrest of seven suspects and the seizure of firearms, drugs, and other evidence. The operation and technology deployment were covered in a report from RJ1 / TV Globo.

SoundThinking’s technology has been used in other law enforcement efforts. In Massachusetts, its ShotSpotter system enabled Boston police to respond rapidly to gunfire near a school and arrest a suspect, according to a previous report. The company’s CrimeTracer platform also helped OCSheriff connect a vehicle to a series of cell tower battery thefts spanning two counties, as detailed in a separate article.

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