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Victorville approves three-year contract for ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology

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The City of Victorville approved a professional services agreement with SoundThinking Inc. to deploy ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology in two pilot areas, authorizing up to $470,250 in spending from supplemental law-enforcement funds.

The Victorville City Council voted 4-0 on May 6 to approve a three-year professional services agreement with SoundThinking Inc. to deploy ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology, authorizing up to $470,250 in supplemental law-enforcement funds for purchase and deployment.

City officials said the system will initially cover about 2.77 square miles concentrated in Old Town and the Brentwood/Hook area, where sheriff's dispatch data showed the highest number of reported shots-fired calls over the past five years. Deputy City Manager Tony Camargo told the council the department analyzed five years of local calls…

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