Chicago cop finds woman shot, critically injured on a street previously served by ShotSpotter. Nobody called 911.

A witness told police that they heard a gunshot in the area and saw the woman run into a gangway and collapse, according to an officer at the scene. Yet, the city did not receive a 911 call about that.

Alderman Michelle Harris (8th) represents the block where the shooting occurred. In recent weeks, she broke away from her usual stance as a strong supporter of the mayor by joining most of her colleagues in asking the mayor to keep ShotSpotter active.

“Recently, I had a shooting in my ward. The police were there within minutes because of ShotSpotter,” Harris told reporters earlier this month, noting that nobody called 911 about the shooting. “All my (police) commanders support it.”.

About this series

As of 12:01 a.m. on September 23, 2024, Chicago terminated its relationship with ShotSpotter, a gunfire detection system deployed in 12 of the city’s most violence-impacted neighborhoods.

Mayor Brandon Johnson stubbornly refused to reconsider his decision to dismantle ShotSpotter, even though the vast majority of aldermen, many citizens, victim’s advocates, and his handpicked police superintendent requested that it remain in place.

This reporting series, named “Brandon’s Bodies,” seeks to document cases of shooting victims and police investigations that could have benefited from gunshot detection technology.

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