Company to demonstrate ‘Active Shooter Detection System’ in Massachusetts school

DARPA-inspired technology that promises to detect gunshots in a school, alert authorities and help first responders locate the shooter will be demonstrated this afternoon for civilian officials and members of law enforcement gathered in Methuen, Mass.

That the name of the school where this will happen, reportedly the first in the nation to be so equipped, isn’t being made public says a lot about the plague this technology is designed to address.  

From a story on Boston.com:

Mayor Stephen Zanni, Schools Superintendent Judith Scannell, Police Chief Joseph Solomon and Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas are among those who were expected to be on hand, along with police chiefs and police officers from across the northeast.  The demonstration will simulate an active shooter in a school building and show how police would respond using the new technology.

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