The Raven gunshot-detection experiment in Roanoke is over. All 41 of the audio sensors have come off the city’s poles, closing out a program that City Council approved in April, suspended in June and formally repealed on July 6 — without the system ever fully going live. What went wrong Council had authorized up to 75 of the devices, which are made by Flock Safety and are designed to detect and locate gunfire. Only 41 were ever installed — and 3…
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