Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to shut down Chicago’s ShotSpotter gunfire detection network appears to have delayed emergency responses to two more shootings since Christmas night, leaving one man dead and another critically wounded after neither incident triggered immediate 911 calls reporting gunfire.
Both shootings occurred in areas that were previously covered by ShotSpotter sensors, which had routinely alerted police to gunfire even when no witnesses called for help.
At about 10:10 p.m. on Christmas night, a Chicago police officer reported hearing gunfire to the south and west of the Grand Crossing (3rd) District station at 7040 South Cottage Grove Avenue, according to CPD radio transmissions…