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Tampa Monitor: Police set to ask council for $840K to spend on controversial gunshot detection software

Council returns for a regular meeting with 81 items on the agenda.

by Michael Bishop and The Tampa Monitor June 2, 2025July 5, 2025

Council returns for a regular meeting with 81 items on the agenda.

Tampa renews contract with controversial gunshot detection software, without additional public comment

…’the fact that we can just put something on the agenda and pass it is absolutely unconscionable.’

by Arielle Stevenson June 28, 2024July 14, 2025

Tampa renews ShotSpotter contract, but questions remain about the gunshot detection software’s usefulness

The software has recently rebranded as SoundThinking.

by Arielle Stevenson December 4, 2023July 1, 2025

Tampa City Council will vote on funding for controversial gunshot detection program

Tampa police have used a gunshot detection technology since 2019, which has recently faced scrutiny.

by Justin Garcia August 25, 2022December 4, 2023