ShotSpotter Last Hurrah

And what a night it was:

• ShotSpotter gunfire detectors earned their keep on Saturday night, pinpointing the location of a mass shooting in Little Village before any 911 calls were received and sending cops to a second “shots fired” incident that ended with a suspect in custody.

  Company officials have said that Chicago’s ShotSpotter network will be deactivated when the city’s contract expires at midnight tonight, barring a sharp reversal from Mayor Brandon Johnson.

  In Little Village, a gunman stepped out of a black Jeep and shot seven mourners at a prayer vigil in the front yard of a home in the 2500 block of South Spaulding around 10:08 p.m., according to Chicago police.

  A 31-year-old man died from multiple gunshot wounds. The other six victims, all men between 31 and 48, were in fair condition. Most had gunshot wounds to their lower bodies, but one suffered a graze wound to the top of his head, according to CPD.

The "mass shooting" at 2500 S. Spaulding is an interesting location. A hotbed of latino gang activity, it is situated squarely within the boundaries of the 25th Ward whose aldercreature ("progressive" anti-police activist Byron Sigcho-Lopez) has been one of the most outspoken opponents of ShotSpotter.

He must not be interested in catching shooters, nor gathering evidence that might put them behind bars.