Bennettsville Police Department seeks funding for gunshot-detection system

Bennettsville Police Department seeks funding for gunshot-detection system

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (WBTW) -- The Bennettsville Police Department has applied for grant funding that would allow it to purchase and install a gunshot-detection system to help quell a "growing number of concerns regarding the discharge of firearms within the city limits." The technology pinpoints "the exact location where gunshots occur," police said in a recent [...]

Bennettsville Police Seek Funding For Gunshot-Detection Technology

The Bennettsville Police Department is seeking grant funding for gunshot-detection technology. The funding would implement advanced technology that can detect and pinpoint the exact locations where gunshots occur. The move aims to address concerns expressed by many of the city’s residents regarding the discharge of firearms within city limits. Police did not address the cost of the system but added that it would also improve officers’ response t…