VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — ShotSpotter technology helped the Virginia Beach Police Department arrest a man for shooting a gun in public.
ShopSpotter technology uses acoustic sensors to pick up sounds related to gunshots and pinpoints exactly where the triggers are pulled.
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How sensors pick up gunshots, pinpoint where triggers are pulled locally
On Monday, July 24, just after 10 p.m., a ShotSpotter device alerted officers about shots fired in the 5000 block of West Hastings Arch, according to the VBPD. That's near Lake Edward in Virginia Beach.
Police say they found multiple shell casings at the scene.
The ShotSpotter alert about the incident led to the arrest of Deondre Fields, a 27-year-old Mississippi man, for discharging a firearm in a public place, police say.
