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TECHNOLOGY IS WORTH PRICE. REPORTER: THIS MORNING, BIRMINGHAM POLICE CONVERGED ON THIS SHOOTING SCENE IN ENSLEY. THEY WERE ALERTED BY THE CITY’S SHOTSPOTTER SYSTEM. WHICH OFTEN GIVES OFFICERS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE HEAD START. >> WHEN WE RECEIVE A SHOT SPOTTER CALL, MORE THAN LIKELY, IT IS GOING TO COME IN WAY BEFORE THE CALL OF A CITIZEN. REPORTER: THIS AFTERNOON THE CITY COUNCIL’S FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVED A NEW SHOTSPOTTER CONTRACT. IT’S WORTH $2.6 MILLION OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS >> I THINK THE SHOT SPOTTER EQUIPMENT AND DATA WE ARE RECEIVING IS WELL WORTH THE INVESTMENT THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM IS PUTTING INTO IT. >> YOU COULD HIRE ANOTHER EIGHT TO 10 OFFICERS TO PATROL BIRMINGHAM STREETS. >> WE ARE STILL GOING TO NEED EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO FIGHT CRIME. THINGS HAVE PROGRESSED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AS FAR AS FIGHTING CRIME. WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES. REPORTER >> WE HAVE TO GIVE THE OFFICERS WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES WE POSSIBLY CAN. REPORTER: UNFORTUNATELY, THE VICTIM IN THIS MORNING’S SHOOTING DIED. BUT OFFICERS�� QUICK RESPONSE ALLOWED THEM TO TALK TO HER BEFORE SHE PASSED. POSSIBLY PROVIDING KEY CLUES TO SOLVE THE KILL