ShotSpotter redeployed on Cape Flats, detects 224 shots in first two weeks - The gunfire detection system recorded 68 gunfire incidents in Hanover Park
returned to Hanover Park on the Cape Flats amid a recent surge in shootings between rival gangs over the past few weeks.The technology detects gunshots, locates where shooting has occurred and sends out an alert within seconds to law enforcers.
“We are pleased to be re-deployed … and look forward to assisting the City of Cape Town and its metro police department in collaboration with SAPS [South African Police Service] in responding more effectively to gun violence in this and other vulnerable communities,” chief executive Ralph Clark said in a statement.has previously said the technology has “both a proactive and reactive value and enhances policing in gang-infested hotspots”.
CPF spokesperson Kashiefa Mohammed said the multi-million project had never led to any convictions and murderers still roamed the streets.
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