Cincinnati police plans to expand ShotSpotter to six more neighborhoods in 2020

There were 168 reports of shots fired recorded by ShotSpotter in the city of Cincinnati during overnight New Year’s celebrations this week.

Now, the police department says it's planning to more than double the size of the program this year by bringing the technology to neighborhoods across town.

THE ECHO OF GUN FIRECAPTURED IN THE FIRST MINUTESOF 2020.THERE WERE 168 REPORTSOF SHOTS FIRED RECORDED BYSHOTSPOTTER LAST NIGHT IN THECITY OF CINCINNATI.NOW, THE POLICE DEPARTMENTSAYS IT'S PLANNING TO MORETHAN DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THEPROGRAM... BY BRINGING THETECHNOLOGY TO NEIGHBORHOODSACROSS TOWN.THANKS FOR JOININGUS FOR 9 ON YOUR SIDE AT 11 --I'M CRAIG MCKEE.MCKEE.9 ON YOUR SIDE REPORTERKRISTEN SWILLEY JOINS US LIVEFROM DISTRICT ONE HEADQUARTERSWITH WHERE THE TECHNOLOGY ISGOING AND HOW SOON IT COULD BEINSTALLED.SHOTSPOTTER, WHICH USES ANETWORK OF MICROPHONES TOPINPOINT SHOOTINGS, WILLEXPAND INTO THE WEST END, OVERTHE RHINE, WESTWOOD, MILLVALE,SOUTH FAIRMOUNT AND EVANSTONBY YEAR'S END.

AND SOME INOTHER CINCINNATI NEIGHBORHOODSSAY THE TECHNOLOGY CAN'T COMETHEIR WAY SOON ENOUGH."I was the victim of a hit and rrun."JAMISON WALKER AND HIS BMWHAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT.LOT."I pulled off going to work,felt it then, so I was like'Oh, I'll just park my car tothe side, called around a fewshops, tried to get a few estimaestimates."HE KEPT HIS CAR PARKED OUTFRONT AND SAVED MONEY FOR REPAIRREPAIRS."And I did and that weeksomebody reported my car beingabandoned and it got towed, sogot it out that day, it waslike $190."$190."HE GOT THE CAR BACK A WEEKAGO.

THEN, ON NEW YEAR'SEVE... MORE BAD LUCK."I noticed this one and I waslike 'Oh, that sucks.'

Then Isaw this one and I was like'That's two doors to get fixed.'fixed.'"NEIGHBORS SAY THEY HEARDGUNSHOTS AROUND 11:30.

JAMISONAND HIS FIANCEE FOUND OUT THENEXT MORNING.

BUT SHOTSPOTTERCOULD HAVE TIPPED OFF POLICEEVEN SOONER... AND WITH ANEXPANSION DOWN THE ROAD,POLICE HOPE THE TECHNOLOGYWILL DETER RANDOM SHOTS....SHOTS....CAPTURED THIS NEW YEARS EVE.EVE."You hear bangs and whetherit's a gunshot or fireworksyou don't know."know."MARK BRUNGART LIVES IN OVER-THE-RHINE, ONE OF THENEIGHBORHOODS GETTINGSHOTSPOTTER THIS YEAR."I just think it makes it morevalid when they're called out.Again, not false alarms, aquicker response time.Anything that makes us safer,I'm all for it."it."BECAUSE WHILE WALKER IS HAPPYNO ONE WAS HURT, WAKING UP TOTHIS IS NOT HOW HE HOPED TOSTART THE NEW YEAR."It's just a hump in the road.It's not going to tear youdown.

You'll get around it."CINCINNATI POLICE HOPE TO HAVETHE EXPANDED SHOTSPOTTERTECHNOLOGY IN PLACE BY THISSUMMER TO GET AHEAD OF THETYPICAL UPTICK WE SEE THATTIME OF YEAR.

REPORTING LIVEAT DISTRICT ONE HEADQUARTERS...KRISTEN SWILLEY...9 ON YOURSIDE.