City Council gives top cop power to keep ShotSpotter, but Johnson vows veto

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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.

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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