A heated debate at the Durham City Council budget meeting led to tears, even personal insults. The source of the controversy — a gunshot detection technology called ShotSpotter.
WRAL News has been covering stories about the possibility of ShotSpotter coming to Durham since at least 2019.
What’s different now is that ShotSpotter finally has enough support from Council that it is almost certainly on the way.
ShotSpotter is used around the country — with mixed reviews. Some claim the technology helped police seize guns and make arrests. Others say it is ineffective and leads