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ShotSpotter: What is gunshot detection technology and is it effective?
50 people on average are killed with guns every day in the US.
Now more than 100 cities across the US are using a service which uses gunshot detection technology to alert the police when heard.
But ShotSpotter has become deeply controversial, with some questioning whether the technology works as well as the company claims.
James Clayton reports.
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