Contrarian Boston Covers David’s ShotSpotter Warning

Contrarian Boston examines Cambridge’s decision to end its use of ShotSpotter, a gunshot-detection system, and the public-safety debate that followed the July 4 killing of Cambridge Department of Public Works employee Xavier Bautista.

The article explores questions about response time and the role gunshot detection can play when someone is critically injured. It also looks at the broader campaign by advocates who have pressed cities around the country to discontinue the technology.

David spoke about the issue at his campaign kickoff, drawing on his experience using gunshot detection evidence in the investigation of a 2015 Everett murder case. “He might well have been found alive if a gunshot detection system … had not been dismantled,” David said.

For David, public safety starts with giving first responders and investigators every responsible tool available to protect people, pursue the facts, and support victims and their families. Read the full Contrarian Boston report for the complete coverage.