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Goldsboro Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Illustration of how gunshot detection would function in an urban area
Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle
Agency Goldsboro Police Department
Location Goldsboro, NC
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

The Goldsboro Police Department uses ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology.

Links
News article (CBS 17)
Social media (Goldsboro Police Department Facebook Page)

More about this technology

A system of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings that passively listen for gunshots.

Illustration of how gunshot detection would function in an urban area
Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle