New York goes high-tech to detect gunfire amid rise in shootings

EYE IN THE SKY: A display of the NYPD ShotSpotter gunfire-detection system in New York.

NEW YORK: New York City police are employing a high-tech system to pinpoint gunfire amid an uptick in shootings in the nation's largest city, officials said. 

With the installation of the tracking system, ShotSpotter, New York continues its foray into technology-assisted policing, which recently equipped New York Police Department officers with body cameras, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton told a news conference.