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Incident 446: ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina

Description: ShotSpotter did not detect gunshots and alert Durham police of a drive-by shooting in Durham, North Carolina which left five people in hospital on New Year's Day.

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Alleged: ShotSpotter developed an AI system deployed by Durham Police Department, which harmed Durham Police Department , mass shooting victims and Durham residents.

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Incident ID
446
Report Count
5
Incident Date
2023-01-01
Editors
Khoa Lam
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GMF, MIT

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A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
 

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Incident OccurrenceWhy didn't ShotSpotter sensors notify Durham police of weekend's mass shooting?Durham’s gunshot detection software didn’t detect drive-by shooting. Here’s why.Controversial ShotSpotter technology failed to notify police of New Year’s Day drive-by shooting in DurhamDurham Police did not receive ShotSpotter alerts in recent deadly shootings, officers sayControversial ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology failed to pick up two recent deadly shootings in Durham
Why didn't ShotSpotter sensors notify Durham police of weekend's mass shooting?

Why didn't ShotSpotter sensors notify Durham police of weekend's mass shooting?

wral.com

Durham’s gunshot detection software didn’t detect drive-by shooting. Here’s why.

Durham’s gunshot detection software didn’t detect drive-by shooting. Here’s why.

newsobserver.com

Controversial ShotSpotter technology failed to notify police of New Year’s Day drive-by shooting in Durham

Controversial ShotSpotter technology failed to notify police of New Year’s Day drive-by shooting in Durham

dukechronicle.com

Durham Police did not receive ShotSpotter alerts in recent deadly shootings, officers say

Durham Police did not receive ShotSpotter alerts in recent deadly shootings, officers say

cbs17.com

Controversial ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology failed to pick up two recent deadly shootings in Durham

Controversial ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology failed to pick up two recent deadly shootings in Durham

dukechronicle.com

Why didn't ShotSpotter sensors notify Durham police of weekend's mass shooting?
wral.com · 2023

DURHAM, N.C. — ShotSpotter technology has been available for only two weeks in parts of Durham -- but didn't activate during a mass shooting over the weekend.

WRAL News spent the day looking into why the ShotSpotter didn't activate.

The sho…

Durham’s gunshot detection software didn’t detect drive-by shooting. Here’s why.
newsobserver.com · 2023

The newly installed ShotSpotter system did not alert on a drive-by shooting that put five people in the hospital on New Year's Day, revealing limitations of the gunfire detection software being piloted in the Bull City.

"We did not receive …

Controversial ShotSpotter technology failed to notify police of New Year’s Day drive-by shooting in Durham
dukechronicle.com · 2023

A controversial gunfire detection software that Durham is piloting failed to notify police after a drive-by shooting outside of a Subway restaurant in east Durham on Jan. 1.

One juvenile and one adult were hospitalized with serious injuries…

Durham Police did not receive ShotSpotter alerts in recent deadly shootings, officers say
cbs17.com · 2023

DURHAM. N.C. (WNCN) — The Durham Police Department hopes ShotSpotter will help officers quickly respond to gunfire. The sensors pick up gunshots and automatically alert officers.

CBS 17 has learned police did not receive automatic ShotSpott…

Controversial ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology failed to pick up two recent deadly shootings in Durham
dukechronicle.com · 2023

A pair of deadly shootings recently went undetected by ShotSpotter, the controversial gunshot detection technology currently being piloted by the city of Durham. A spokesperson for the Durham Police Department told CBS17 that police did not…

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