ShotSpotter alerts Syracuse Police, they find teen shot

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Around 8:30 p.m. on April 29, Syracuse Police Officers were sent to the 100 block of Newell Street, after a ShotSpotter activation.

ShotSpotter technology detects the sound of gunfire from street poles and alerts police helping them respond quickly to the scene to help with injuries, if present, and the investigation.

At the scene, police found an 18-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the leg, and multiple casings.

The teen was taken to Upstate Hospital, and is expected to survive.

Syracuse Police told NewsChannel 9 in 2022 that the benefits of ShotSpotter include a quicker and more consistent response to shootings, ability to locate evidence more effectively, and getting officers to shootings when neighbors don’t call police.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Syracuse Police Criminal Investigations Division at (315) 442-5222.