Video: Witness a high-tech response to mock active shooter situation
March 31, 2016 | Bobby Burch
Kansas City Police on Thursday hosted a live demonstration of a high-tech, drone-enabled response to a mock active shooter situation in Kansas City.
The event, which was part of the inaugural Smart City Tech Summit, featured such public safety tools as gunshot detection tech, drones, social media monitoring, data analytics and more.
Here’s a video recap of the event, as relayed by Casey Adams, vice president of machines at Machine Halo and founder of KC Drone Company. For more on the event, click here.
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