MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Myrtle Beach police last week rolled out an acoustic gunshot detection system that authorities say will quicken response times and provide officers with even more information in the field.
“This system has sensors throughout the city that listens for gunfire. That’s all we’re listening for. We don’t do voices, we don’t do music or vehicles,” Ricardo Hawkins of the department’s real-time crime unit said in a Facebook post introducing the program.
Deployed across more than 170 U.S. cities, ShotSpotter’s technology allows gunshot victims to receive treatment much more quickly, assists with evidence collection and cuts down on dispatch times, according to a fact sheet on the company’s website.
“These innovations not only enhance our abilities to combat crime but also ensure that residents and visitors feel safe and secure in their homes and throughout our community,” Myrtle Beach Ofc. First Class Alex Schaefer said in the department’s Facebook message…