Case Study: Washington, DC secures a murder conviction with SoundThinking ShotSpotter audio evidence

Washington, DC secures murder conviction with SoundThinking’s audio evidence from 23 gunshots

Washington, DC, a city of 700,000 people, has been a customer of SoundThinking since 2011. The city's challenge was to investigate and prosecute a complex homicide case where the defendant claimed self-defense and the account of events was disputed.

SoundThinking's ShotSpotter service provided a critical audio recording of the incident, which captured 23 rounds of automatic gunfire in three distinct bursts. This evidence established an objective timeline that corroborated witness testimony and phone records, and it documented that the victim was unarmed. The evidence was authenticated in court by a SoundThinking expert, helping prosecutors secure a murder conviction on June 23, 2026.

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