Roanoke Halts Gunshot Detection Program | Roanoke News

Roanoke is shutting down all its gunshot detection systems after an “unfortunate process error” damaged public trust—80% are already gone, and the rest are offline. City Manager Valmarie Turner says the city won’t restart the program without council approval, pledging transparency, accountability, and stronger controls to rebuild community confidence. This pause underscores how critical it is to get public safety tech right from the start—and now, Roanoke’s focus is on fixing what went wrong behind the scenes. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/44db767de182a5ef