Lobbying and lawsuits: How ShotSpotter convinced Portland to spend big on gunshot detection

By Jonathan Levinson (OPB)
Nov. 7, 2022 1 p.m.

ShotSpotter, which sells technology meant to locate gunshots, has ramped up legal and PR spending to push back against criticism that its tech doesn’t work. In Portland, records suggest much of the sales pitch was intentionally hidden from public view