The sensors are installed in a six square mile area that is considered to be the city's hot spots.
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(WBZ)MATTAPAN A teen has been arrested on gun charges thanks to the help of a new system designed to pinpoint the origin of a gunshot.
The Shot Spotter is a new sensor system that has been strategically placed throughout the city.
The sensors detect a gunshot the instant it happens, alerting police to a shooting and its location even before a 911 call comes in, which police said, sometimes never comes in.
The Shot Spotter detected shots fired at 45 Nightingale Street in Mattapan Sunday evening, and then detected more shots fired in the area hours later, Boston police officials said. No injuries were reported in the shootings.
Officials canvassed the area and eventually found a firearm at a home in the area, leading to the arrest of 17-year-old Justin Searcy, of Mattapan. Searcy was arrested on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.
Shot Spotters are installed in a six square mile area that is considered to be the city's hot spots. Police hope the sensors will help in the fight against gun violence in the city.
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