See what Dallas police say is coming next as they combine gunshot detection with drones and cameras to help respond faster to park gunfire.
Dallas Police Chief says new technology could help officers respond quicker to reports of random gunfire across the city. While addressing the Dallas Park Board, the chief also made it clear that more support is needed from state lawmakers to fully tackle the issue.
NBC 5’s David Goins reports on how the technology works and what changes could be coming next. Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said ongoing work to improve the department's gunshot detection software will extend across the city's park system too. The comments came during Comeaux's first meeting with the Dallas Park and Recreation Board on Thursday.Comeaux, who started as police chief eleven months ago, offered brief remarks before opening up the discussion to the 15-member park board. District 5 representative Grady McGahan, which includes the Pleasant Grove area, told Comeaux that random gunfire in parks is a persistent issue in southeast Dallas."We have a lot of parks that attract illegal gunfire, they’re actually shooting ranges," McGahan said."Not just handguns but assault rifles, automatic weapons being used in our parks.""We’re working on some new technology that we’re pretty close to getting up when it comes to the random gunfire," Comeaux said.Dallas Police is working to combine its existing gunshot detection software with drones and cameras to help improve response time for random gunfire calls, no matter where they happen in the city. Comeaux added that while technology advancements may lead to more random gunfire arrests, help is needed from state lawmakers in Austin too. "If we put the resources in and we go out and catch 100 people doing it, I can assure you 100 people will be back out in less than one day, so the punishment needs to be raised up," Comeaux said.
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