Tacoma Police Department will begin deploying controversial acoustic gunshot detection technology in a two square mile radius later this fall.

The technology is called ShotSpotter. It is part of a program that differentiates the sounds of gunshots from other loud sounds like fireworks or the backfiring of a vehicle so that police can respond to the scene quickly.

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