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The Ocean City School District, as well as the city’s boardwalk, have implemented new technology that uses artificial intelligence to scan camera feeds for guns. With decades of failed attempts at gun reform amid the frequency in mass shooting s, some have sought alternative solutions through artificial intelligence. The Ocean City School District in New Jersey, as well as the city's boardwalk, have implemented new technology developed by ZeroEyes, a company that says it uses AI, paired with human experts, to scan camera feeds for guns. "I don't think anybody should question or be fearful of an artificial intelligence program that's going to identify an immediate imminent threat of someone being shot or killed. You can't put a price tag on saving a life," Jay Prettyman, the police chief in Ocean City, told ABC News. Prettyman said that AI gun detect ion could also serve as a deterrent from possible crime. "If we can put something in the place that we c...

This is how the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, unfolded. Law enforcement officers in Maine are in the midst of a massive manhunt for the suspected gunman responsible for mass shooting s that killed 18 victims and injured 13 more. The shooting s took place at two different locations in Lewiston, Maine, on Thursday night, according to police. The suspect has been on the run ever since. Police remove a victim from the Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant after deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, Oct. 26, 2023. Nicholas Pfosi/Reuters Here is how the mass shootings unfolded: Wednesday, Oct. 26 6:56 p.m. Emergency dispatchers begin to receive 911 calls detailing a male shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation, a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, formerly known as Sparetime, State Police Col. William Ross told reporters during a news conference Thursday morning. 7:08 p.m. Law enforcement receives reports of an active shooter inside the billiards room at the Schemengees Bar & Gril...

A state trooper was killed and another was critically injured during two violent encounters with the same armed suspect in central Pennsylvania, authorities said. A state trooper was killed and another was critically injured during two violent encounters with the same armed suspect in central Pennsylvania, the first unfolding near State Police barracks, authorities said. The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, was fatally shot during a gunfight with the trooper who was killed, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. The violence began at 12:45 p.m. Saturday when the gunman opened fire on a Pennsylvania state trooper near the State Police barracks in Mifflintown, about 45 miles northwest of Harrisburg, police said. The suspect fled the scene after shooting the trooper, who was in critical condition at a hospital, according to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. Following an intense three-hour search, state police cornered the suspect in Walker Township, about 50 miles nort...

The Gun Violence Archive shows that there have been more mass shootings than days in 2023 so far. Less than one month into 2023, the United States has totaled 36 mass shootings , according to the Gun Violence Archive. Mass shootings are defined as an incident in which four or more victims are shot or killed, according to the archive. The vast majority of shootings this year have occurred in the South, in states like Texas, Florida and Louisiana. Though mass shootings don’t make up the majority of gun violence incidents in America, their impact on communities and victims is evident. Incidents like the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, continue to send cities into mourning and have sparked repeated calls for gun reform. The Gun Violence Archive tracked more than 647 mass shootings in 2022 and 690 in 2021. At this time last year, the country had experienced 27 mass shootings. Two police vehicles are seen near a building where a shooting occurred in Monterey Park, Ca...