The Brief
- DPD is seeking a new technology that integrates existing gunfire detection with the ability to launch drones and activate cameras.
- The goal of the new system is to dispatch drones to a shooting scene in 30 seconds to two minutes to quickly locate active shooters or suspects.
- A city council member questioned if the technology solves the main issue, noting that long response times are often due to a lack of available officers rather than a lack of knowledge about where the gunfire occurred.
DALLAS – The Dallas Police Department wants to explore new technology that could detect gunfire and dispatch drones in search of active shooters.
What we know:
Dallas currently has 24 gunfire detection sensors across the city covering one square mile.…