Seconds count when a gunman is loose in a school, mall or business.
Now a product designed in Massachusetts and made in Connecticut promises to help police respond and find the shooter more quickly.
“Active shooter incidents are on the rise and are a concern to all of us,” said Christian Connors, president of Shooter Detection Systems, a Massachusetts company that has developed an indoor gunshot detection system.
A group of law enforcement, politicians, and others learned about it in Southington on Thursday.
“Seconds count. I mean, you don’t have someone wondering what kind of noise they heard, opening a door, themselves being in jeopardy,” said Nicole Russo, president and owner of Microboard Processing, which manufactures the sensors in Seymour.
The sensors, which can be installed throughout a building, instantly detect a gunshot and immediately alert police as to the exact location of the shooter.
Russo said her kids’ school in Trumbull, Christian Heritage School, is going to install the system.
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“I’m also an aunt and my two nephews go to Sandy Hook School. They were both there the day of the event. Thank God they are safe,” said Russo.
While no one can say what the system may have prevented, supporters say it’s an important investment in future safety.
It’s an expensive addition, potentially costing tens of thousands of dollars, if not more.
