Six years of shootings: Where and when gunfire happens in Minneapolis
Minneapolis employs a network of microphones to detect gunfire in the city. Here’s what we know from that data.
Andy Mannix
Andy Mannix is an investigative/data reporter for MinnPost, covering criminal justice, public policy and many other topics. Follow him on Twitter at @andrewmannix or shoot him an email at amannix@minnpost.com.
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