By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro's gunshot detection system, a series of audio sensors placed strategically throughout the city to pick up sounds of gunfire and alert police to the shooting's location, has been abandoned despite a R$1.3 million investment and record-breaking increases in gun violence and crime, according to local news reports.
The gunshot detection system, also known as gunfire locator, was imported from the U.S. where it was largely credited with curbing Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here